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^BY ¥M OF INTRODUCTION.^ 

One of the greatest defects manifest in our days is the 
lack of home and school Instruction in the Bible History. 
Vast and wide spread ignorance exists concerning the facts, 
persons, places and sequences of the Ante-Mosaic, Israelitish 
and New Testament activity. This little book, of elements 
and rudimentary facts, has been prepared to aid parents and 
teachers in the development of the soul of the child by the 
study of the pure depths of holy History. Though it is 
intended to guide the child-mind along the path of the sacred 
Narrative, it cannot be denied that the chief thoughts and 
widest unfoldings of its Record cluster around the manifesta- 
tion of the Person, and the declaration of the Mediatorial 
Wonder-work of our adorable, true and only Redeemer, 
Jesus Christ. 

To achieve the very best results, for the child, both 
memorizing and reviewing are necessary. It is earnestly 
hoped that teachers will first see that the verses to be com- 
mitted are recited from memory, and discover whether the 
passages of Scripture, [or marked portions thereof,] have been 
read in preparation during the previous week. The book 
has been so arranged that five lessons are given to reviewing, 
during the year. This volume may be used at home, or 
school as one of a series of graded text books, either simul- 
taneously with others, or consecutively. But no child should 
be promoted unless it knows the facts of the book it lays 
aside. 

The "Story" is the children's part of the lesson. It 
should be read aloud attentively, either by each reciting a 

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part, or in concert. The "Review" and "Notes" are intended 
to assist the teacher. The Story of the day having been 
read, let the teacher begin to question from the children all 
the facts they have learned, and draw for them what ever 
lessons are suggested. The queries given are merely intended 
as leaders to the subject ; leaving to the teacher to interpose 
any others that may be deemed proper. If a difficult word 
contained in the lesson is not found in the foot-notes of the 
page it may doubtless be explained more fully elsewhere ; as 
seen in the Index. 

As more than 750 Bible words and terms have been 
explained by the Notes, the Index to these Avill form a con- 
cise Bible Dictionary for all those whose resources are 
limited. 

Illustrations, as a relief to the eye and mind, have been 
added, wherever possible. 

Though the Book has been arranged to follow the 
Christian Year, it may be begun at any time, or, if preferred the 
Second Half may be used during the earlier portion of the 
year; leaving to the Sundays after Trinity, the Stories of the 
Old Testament. 

With an earnest prayer that the vitalizing power of the 
Saviour's life may be shed abroad into every heart, and that 
all the flock of the good Shepherd may learn to follow Him, 
this humble effort, prepared during days of busy pastoral 
life, is lovingly offered to His Church. 



C. ELVIN HOUPT. 



Grace Parsonage, Lancaster, Pa. 
Easter Monday, March 26. 1883. 




CONTENTS. 



PART 4. THE OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY. 

1. The Creation 5 

2. The Fall. Cain and Abel 6 

3. Enoch 8 

4. Noah and the Flood 9 

5. The Tower of Babel 12 

6. Abraham 13 

7. Isaac 16 

8. Esau and Jacob 18 

9. Joseph and his Brethren 20 

10. Joseph and his Brethren [ii.] 22 

11. Job 25 

12. REVIEW 27 

13. Moses and Aaron 29 

14. Moses and Aaron [ii] 33 

15. The Tabernacle 37 

16. Joshua '. 40 

17. The Judges 44 

18. Ruth 48 

19. Samuel 50 

20. King Saul 53 

21. King David 56 

22. King Solomon -. 60 

23. The Later Kings 64 

24. REVIEW 67 

25. mordecai and esther ; 69 

26. The Captivity and later History 71 

27. The temples of Israel 75 

28. The Prophets and Types of Christ 77 

PART 2. THE NEWTESTAMENT HISTORY. 

29. John the Baptist and his Message 85 

30. The Coming and Childhood of Jesus the Christ 88 

31. The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus 93 

32. Our Lord teaching and sending forth His disciples 96 

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VI 

33. The Miracles of Jesus 99 

34. The Transfiguration of Jesus 103 

35. The Sufferings and Death of Jesus 106 

36. The rising of Jesus from death 113 

37. The Departure of Jesus 117 

38. REVIEW 120 

39. The Coming of the Holy Spirit 123 

40. Persecution and Imprisonment 125 

41. The Deacons, — Stephen and the Persecution 127 

42. Philip teaching Samaria and the Eunuch 129 

43. The great Change in Saul 132 

44. The Journey of Peter 135 

45. Barnabas, Paul and Mark, the Missionaries 139 

46. The Council at Jerusalem and the Epistles 142 

47. The Missionaries, Paul, Silas and Timothy 144 

48. Paul's Third Missionary Journey 147 

49. Paul a prisoner 150 

50. The Taking of Jerusalem and the Banishment of St. John 153 

51. REVIEW 155 

52. A GENERAL REVIEW 158 




PART FIRST. 



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THE OLD TESTAMENT. 



Lesson I. The First Sunday in Advent 
THE CREATION. 

Commit to Memory Psalm 124 : 8 ; Acts 17: 24, 25. Bead Gen. 1 and 2. 

THE STORY. 

T was God who created Heaven and Earth 
At first all was dark and confused. He 
made all things in six days. On the 
first, He made Day and Night. On 
the second, He divided the Heavens 
from the Earth. On the third day, 
He made Seas and dry Land, and 
made Vegetation grow. On the 
fourth day, He made the Sun, the 
Moon and the Stars. On the fifth, 
He made the Creatures that swim, 
and Birds. On the sixth day, the 
Lord God made the land Animals; 
and at last, of the dust, Adam, the 
first man ; as well as Eve, the first 
woman, by taking a rib from Adam's 
side, out of which He formed her. 
God gave to man his soul, and put 
Adam and Eve in Eden, a beautiful Garden. All that God 
made was very good. After God had ended His work of crea- 
tion, He made the seventh day a holy Sabbath of rest ; so that 
man, keeping holy the Sabbath day, might think of God and 
love Him. 




6 The Fall, Cain and Abel. 

KEVIEW. 

Who created you and all things ? Apos. Creed, Art. I. Is. 48: 13. 

What does "created'' mean? Repeat the First Commandment. 
Johnl: 3. Acts 14: 17. 

In what condition were all things at first? 

In how many days did He make all things? 

Can you repeat the Third Commandment? Exod. 20: 8 — 11. 

What did God make on the first day? On the second? On the third? 
On the fourth? On the fifth? On the sixth? 

Can you repeat for me the name of any stone which God made? A 
plant? A heavenly light? A fish? A bird? A creeping animal? A walk- 
ing animal? Whose are all these things? 

Whom did God make at last? Why do you think, God made 
man last ? 

How did God make Eve? 

What special gift did God make to man ? What is the Soul ? 

Where did Adam and Eve live? 

How did God's Work appear when finished? 

Why did God cease from His labor then and bless the seventh day ? 
Mark 2: 27, 28. Exod. 31: 13—17. Lev. 19: 30. 

How should we use the Lord's Day? 

Notes. Advent, coming, approach. Created, made from nothing. Confused, 
out of order. Vegetation, plants, herbs, shrubs and trees. Rib, a bone of the body. 
Rested, ceased to labor. Sabbath, seventh, or rest. Soul, the part of man which 
loves God and knows right from wrong. 



Lesson 2. — The Second Sunday in Advent. 
THE FALL. CAIN AND ABEL. 

Commit 1. Cor. 15: 21, 22. Bead Gen. 3. and 4: 1—16. 
THE STORY. 

God taught Adam and Eve to eat of any tree of the Garden, 
except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. This, He 
said, would cause them to die. But Satan, God's proud, disobe- 
dient, fallen angel, came to Eve as if he was a beautiful serpent. 
He told her a lie, saying, " Ye shall not surely die," but be like 
God, knowing good and evil, if you disobey and eat the forbid- 
den fruit. Eve did eat. She gave to Adam and he also ate of 
the fruit. This was sin. Then God punished them. He sent 
a good angel to drive them out of Eden, into a land of thorns 
and sorrow. Two sons, Cain and Abel, were born. Cain grew 
to be a gardener and Abel a shepherd. Selfish Cain feared God, 



The Fall. Cain and Abel. 



Abel loved Him. God was pleased with Abel. But jealous 
Cain killed Abel. Cain must go away. So sin and death were 
in the world, and had passed into all men. But to Adam and 
Eve, God promised a Saviour, who some day would appear. 




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The Fall. 

KEVIEW. 

What was said by the Lord to our first parents? 

Of what tree were they forbidden to eat ? 

Had they their choice to eat, or not to eat ? 

Why did God forbid them this fruit? 

In what form did Satan appear? Who is Satan? 

What did he say to Eve ? 

Can you name three sins that Eve and Adam committed ? Prov. 16 : 18. 

4. Phil. 4:11. James 1 : 13— 15. 

Did God know this? Num. 32: 23. Prov. 15: 3. 

Why did God punish them? How did He do it? Gen. 3 : 23, 24. 

Who were the first children on earth ? 

What work did Cain and Abel do? 

How did Cain feel toward God? How did Abel serve God? 

Why, do you think, God loved Abel ? 



Enoch. 




Cain and Abel. 

How did Cain treat Abel ? 1. John 3 : 12, 15. Why ? 

What must Cain do ? 

What were shown to be in the world ? Rom. 7 : 23 — 25. 

Are all men sinners? Rom. 5: 12. Who was promised ? Gen. 3: 15. 
Notes. Fall, a going down to destruction. Permitted, allowed. Satan, the 
devil, God's enemy, man's destroyer. Disobedient, not doing what we are told. 
Proud, self loving, haughty. Lie, that which is not true. Forbidden, not for us to 
have, do, or use. Sin, breaking God's law. Punished, caused to suffer for doing wrong. 
Sorrow, regret. Jealous, full of envy. 



Lesson 3. — The Third Sunday in Advent. 
ENOCH, 

Commit Hebrews 11: 5, 6. Bead Gen. 5: 18 — 27. 

THE STOEY. 

Adam had another son named Seth. He had many descen- 
dants. Of these, one, in the seventh generation from Adam, was 



Noah and the Flood. 9 

Enoch the father of Methusaleh. People lived long then ; and 
Methusaleh who was the oldest man, lived for nine hundred 
and sixty nine years. Enoch was very Godlike and pious. He 
walked on earth with God and was full of faith. This was well 
pleasing to God. Indeed so great was his faith that God per- 
mitted him to know of the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus. 
After a life on earth of 365 years, God took Enoch to heaven 
without dying. 

EEVIEW. 

Can you tell me the name of another son of Adam ? 

Mention a man of the seventh generation from Adam. 

Of whom was he the father ? 

How long did Methusaleh live ? 

Tell me about Enoch's life ? Matt. 5 : 16. 

What is faith in God ? Phil. 1 : 6. 

Does faith please God? Ps. 40:4. St. Luke 1: 45. Eom. 5: 1. 
Gal. 3: 9. 

Does faith save souls? Acts 16: 31. 

Of what great fact did Enoch's faith teach him? Jude 14 : 15. 

What was remarkable about the close of his life? Heb. 11 : 5. 

Who took Enoch ? 

How long had he lived ? 

Should not we all believe in God and follow our Saviour? Prov. 
3: 5. St. John 3: 16. 14: 1. 

Is a good life a happy and useful one? 

Notes. Descendants, children of a family, posterity. Generation, brothers and 
sisters of one family. Godlike, trying to be like God. Pious, having respect for God. 
Faith, trust, dependence. Pleasing, agreeable, suitable, satisfactory. Second Com- 
ing, the return of Jesus to this world, for the judgment of all men. (See II. Article of 

the Creed.) 



Lesson 4. — The Fourth Sunday in Advent. 
NOAH AND THE FLOOD. 

Commit Hebrews 11: 7. Read Gen. 6—9. 

THE STORY. 

Enoch's great-grandson was Noah. The world had be- 
come corrupt and wicked. But Noah was faithful ; and taught 
his wife with Shem, Ham and Japheth, (his three sons) and their 
wives, to love and obey the Lord. God determined to destroy 



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Noah and the Flood. 



the wicked wordlings, and sent rain for 40 days and 40 nights, 
with a great flood, ("Deluge") over the earth. 

But He had taught Noah to build a great wooden Ark, 
or floating house; about 550 feet long, 91 feet wide, and 55 feet 
high. While wicked men laughed, Noah went on building the 




The Flood. 



Ark. Into this Ark, God sent pairs of every living animal, and 
seven of each most-needed kind. Noah and his family, (8 iu 
all,) were shut in by the Lord with the animals to be saved. 
Then the flood came and all outside were drowned. The Ark 
floated for five months. Then it grounded and began to rest. 



Noah and the Flood. 



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In one year and ten days after 
the flood began, Noah came forth 
upon Mount Ararat; a moun- 
tain more than three miles high. 
Noah had sent out a raven and 
twice a dove, to see if it were safe 
to go forth from the Ark. When 
finally they all came forth safely, 
Noah and his children built an 
Altar to the Lord and offered 
Sacrifice. And God gave a token 

of His love in the beautiful Rainbow ; and promised never again 

to destroy the world by a flood. 





Noah and his family offering Sacrifice. 



12 The Tower of Babel. 

REVIEW. 

Who was Noah ? 

What was the state of the world ? 

But did this make Noah do evil? Heb. 10: 38, 39. Does God love 
the good? 

Who were Noah's sons? How were they taught? 

What did God do in punishment of a sinful world ? Job 22 : 16. 

How did He warn Noah ? How was he to make his Ark ? 

Why was it to be so large? What were put into it? Who sent 
them in? 

How many persons were in the ark ? How long did they float ? 

How long did Noah remain in the Ark ? 

Where did Noah leave the Ark? Ps. 74: 15. 

What birds had he sent forth ? 

What did Noah do on leaving the Ark ? 

What does the Rainbow mean? Gen. 9: 15 — 17. How may the Ark 
teach a beautiful lesson of the Church in Christ ? Should we be ashamed 
if we are doing right ? Ought not all be in Christ ? 

Notes. Corrupt, made filthy. Wicked, bad, full of sin. Faithful, steady in 
trust. Determined, resolved. Worldlings, people fond of the worldly ways of sin. 
Ark, a case or vessel for keeping safely. Pair, a male and female of each kind of 
creature. Altar, a raised place for worship. Sacrifice, anything offered to God and 
consumed on an Altar. Token, sign, proof. Destroy, spoil, ruin, make useless. 



Lesson 5. — Christmas, or the Sunday after Christmas. 
THE TOWER OF BABEL. 

Commit Hebrews 10: 30. Read Gen. 11: 1 — 9. 

THE STORY. 

Noah's descendants journeyed together down from Mount 
Ararat. They became many and spoke the same language. They 
came to the beautiful plain of Shinar. Here they thought they 
would build a Tower, so high, that, if another flood came, they 
could save themselves ; and need not think of God. Thus they 
so soon forgot God, and were planning only of what they could 
do. The Lord saw that they would grow more willful and 
wicked. He wisely prevented them from building their Tower. 
He changed their one language into many. Then the people 
began to separate and wander into different countries. The 
place where the Tower was left unfinished is called Babel; 



Abraham. 13 

which means Confusion. Sin in men separates them in life on 
earth but the Coming of Christ to the world is the bond of 
union in eternal life, bringing together those who were scattered 
abroad. 

EEVIEW. 

How did God bless Noah's family? 

Did all speak alike? Did they journey together? Ps. 133: 1. 

At Shinar what did they propose to build? Prov. 16: 21. 

Why did they propose to build it? 

What had God promised in the Kainbow? Lesson 4. Was this 
tower needed therefore ? 

Does this show that they were pious, and remembered God ? 

What did the Lord see? Prov. 15: 3. 

Who only can save us? Deut. 20 : 4. Prov. 20 : 22. St. Luke 9 : 56. 

What did the Lord do unto them ? How ? 

Can He do whatever He will? Ps. 115 : 3. 

Is not the same language a bond of union ? 

What did this change cause the people to do? 

What does the name Babel mean ? 

Is the Lord always displeased with wickedness? Prov. 3: 33. 
Eccles. 8: 12, 13. 

Does sin cause men to neglect and forsake one another ? Job 15 : 34. 
Prov. 10: 12. 

What is the great bond of union among men ? Ans. The birth of 
Jesus Christ, St. John 17 : 20, 21 

Notes. Christmas, the day which reminds us of the birth and Incarnation of 
Christ. Eternal, without an end. Language, words, said or written by which our 
minds can express our wants or ideas. Plain, a level land. Prevented, stopped, 
checked in progress. Separate, to go apart. Willful, determined, set in mind, stub- 
born. 



Lesson 6. — New Year or the Sunday after New Year's Day. 
ABRAHAM. 

Commit Hebrews 11: 8, 9. 10. Bead Gen. 11: 25—27. 

THE STORY. 

Among the descendants of Shem, was Abram. He was 
very faithful and obedient to God. When Abram was 75 years 
old, the Lord called him to leave his home and come into the 
land of Canaan. God promised both to give him that land and 
that the Saviour should be born in his family. With Sarai, 



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Abraham. 



his wife, and Lot, his nephew, he came to Canaan with his flocks 
around him, and lived in tents. He became very rich. So did 
Lot. But Lot separated from Abram and went to live in 
Sodom, a wicked city. Here he was taken captive by enemies 
of Sodom. Abram with some of his servants came and rescued 
Lot. 

Sarai had no child. Then Ishmael became Abram's child 
by Hagar, Sarai's Egyptian servant. But such a child was not 




Abraham Sacrificing Isaac. 

the true child which Abram supposed, as promised of God to 
him and Sarai. 

So, though Abram was 100 years old the Lord gave to 
Sarai, whom he called "Sarah" or Princess, a son, Isaac, whom 
Abram circumcised when 8 days old. God now visited him and 
called him "Abraham," the "father of many nations," and 



Abraham. 15 

showed him that He would now destroy Sodom and another 
wicked city Gomorrah. 

But Lot was again saved. The Lord told Abraham to 
take his "child of promise," Isaac, and go, offer him like a 
lamb as a sacrifice, at Mount Moriah. God was trying Abra- 
ham's strong faith and sent an angel to stop Abraham just as he 
was ready to offer his son. The Lord was pleased with Abra- 
ham's faithfulness and showed him a sheep caught, which the 
father took and offered instead of the child. The Lord greatly 
blessed pious Abraham and, after a long and useful life of 175 
years, he died. He was the founder of the Jewish nation ; and 
thus a type, (or likeness) of Christ, the founder of the Church, 
or "Kingdom of the Lord," for all nations. 

EEVIEW. 

Of what family was Abram? Did he have a true heart toward 
God? Heb. 11: 17. 

What did the Lord command him to do ? How old was Abram 
then ? 

What did God promise? Gen. 12 : 3, 7. 21 : 12. 

Has He fulfilled it? Matt. 1: 1. Acts 13: 23. Kom. 9: 7. 
Gal. 3: 13,14,29. 

Did Abram obey ? Heb. 11 : 8. 

Who came with him ? 

How did the Lord bless them ? 

What became of Lot ? 

Had Abram any children ? Who visited Abram ? What did He 
name Abram ? 

What did God show ? Why do you think Sodom and Gomorrah 
were destroyed ? 

What strange command did the Lord give Abraham ? 

What is a sacrifice ? 

Why did He thus command ? 

How do we know this ? 

Of Whom is Abraham a type ? Why ? 

How long did Abraham live? 

Notes. Obedient, freely doing one's duty. Promised, foretold. Captive, made 
a prisoner. Rescued, helped, set free, saved. Circumcised, marked in the flesh, as a 
child of God's law ; for God's adoption under His old promise of care and salvation, 
given to the faithful children of men. Baptism takes its place in the new order of sal- 
vation, or the covenant with God. Try, put to the test. Founder, one who lays the 
foundation on which others build, or are established. Type, an emblem or sign, repre- 
senting a person or thing to come, a prefiguration. [This will be explained more fully 
in Lesson 28.] 



16 Isaac. 

Lesson 7. — The First Sunday in the Epiphany Season. 
ISAAC. 

Commit Hebrews 11 : 17, 18. Kead. Gen. 21 — 35. 

THE STORY. 

Isaac, as we have seen was the child of aged Abram and 
Sarah. Ishmael, the adopted and supposed child of promise was 



Hagar and the Angel. 

sent away by Abram in the care of Hagar, his mother, Sarah's 
servant, into a wilderness, where he grew to be a great prince. 
When the Lord, to prove Abram, told him to take Isaac and 



Isaac. 17 

go to offer him as a sacrifice, he obeyed. Because the Lord 
found them so faithful, he blessed both the pious father and the 
son who was willing to be slain. 

Abraham did not w T ish that Isaac should marry one of the 
daughters of the Canaan ites w T ho worshiped idols. So he sent 
Eliezer his steward to his old home in Chaldea to find a believ- 
ing wife for his son Isaac. 

Eliezer prayed for help to do his work well and God showed 
him whom to chose. It w T as Rebekah the daughter of Bethuel 
Abraham's nephew. Eliezer thanked the Lord, gave Rebekah 
many gifts and brought the willing maiden with him to the home 
of Abraham. They arrived at sunset just as Isaac was w T alking 
in the field. 

Isaac the peace loving young shepherd married Rebekah 
and became very rich in flocks and herds. His twin sons were 
Esau and Jacob. In his old age, through blindness and the de- 
ception of Jacob, his mother's favorite, he gave to Jacob the chief 
blessing which belonged to Esau the first born. For this Esau 
hated Jacob. After a life of 180 years aged Isaac died and was 
buried by his sons who had become reconciled. Isaac was called 
the "child of promise" because the promised Saviour was to 
descend in his family from Abraham. 

REVIEW* 

What precious promise had the Lord given Abraham ? 

Who was the mother of the child ? What did they name him ? 

Does God always fulfill His promises ? Gen. 21 : 1—5. 2. Cor. 1 : 20, 

Who was Ishmael ? Why was he sent away ? In whose care ? 

What became of him ? 

How did God test Abraham's faith ? Did he prove faithful ? 

Should not we trust in God above everything ? 

What did Abraham not wish ? Why ? 1st Com. How did he ar- 
range the matter? 

What good example did Eliezer set? St. Luke 12: 42, 43. 16: 10. 
I. Cor. 4: 1,2. 

Does God hear and answer prayer? Jas. 5: 16. 

Whom did Eliezer find and bring ? 

Having married Rebekah what gentle life did Isaac lead? 

Who were their sons? What great mistake did Isaac make? 

Should parents love one child more than another ? 

Does not God love all alike? John 3: 16. 

What was the effect of this favoritism ? 

Were the brothers afterward reconciled? Matt. 18: 22. 



18 Esau and Jacob. 

Who lived longer, Abraham or Isaac? 

Who buried Isaac ? 

Why was Isaac called the "child of promise?" Gen. 22: 18. 

Notes. Epiphany, a showing to all, making visible. Adopted, taken into a 
family as a child. Wilderness, a wild unused land. Slain, put to death. Willing, 
cheerfully ready. Canaanites, idolatrous people of Canaan. [See Map] Steward 
the chief servant of the family. Deception, cheating, lying, hypocrisy. Favorite, 
one loved more than another. Hated, envied, despised, was angry. 



Lesson 8. — The Second Sunday in the Epiphany Season. 
ESAU AND JACOB. 

Commit Ephes. 4 : 31, 32. Bead Gen. 25 — 50. 

THE STOKY. 

Esau and Jacob were Isaac's twin sons. Esau loved to hunt 
in the wilderness for game. Jacob was a shepherd. The birth- 
right was Esau's, but Jacob compelled his brother when faint 
and hungry after hunting to sell it to him for a "mess of pottage." 
Isaac loved Esau but Kebekah loved Jacob. When Isaac be- 
came old and was almost blind, Jacob deceived his father saying 
that he was Esau. In this way he obtained the blessing of Esau 
the first born. Esau became very angry. Jacob fled far away 
to his uncle Laban, Kebekah's brother. On his way Jacob, 
while resting, had a wonderful dream, about a ladder, or stair- 
way ; on which angels were passing down and up. At its top 
stood the Lord, who promised that the family of Jacob should 
be a blessing to the world. Jacob called the place of his dream 
"Bethel," or the House of God. 

In Laban's home Jacob served 20 years and married Leah 
and Rachel, Laban's daughters. He earned many cattle. Then 
Jacob returned to his father's house and was forgiven by Esau 
who had become a great man. On the way homeward Jacob 
wrestled with an angel of God, at Peniel, who blessed him and 
changed his name to Israel, which signifies "He who prevails 
with God." Jacob had 12 sons who were called "Children of 
Israel." Their descendants formed the nation called Hebrews, 
or Jews. 

But, through the jealousy of the other sons Jacob lost Joseph 
his favorite son and in his old age suffered much from sorrow 



Esau and Jacob. 



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and famine. He sent his sons down to Egypt to buy a little 
corn, when behold ! Joseph is found again. 




Esau and Jacob. 

All the family now remove to Egypt where Jacob sees King 
Pharaoh. Jacob died in Egypt aged 147 years. His sons car- 
ried him to Canaan for burial. 

REVIEW. 

How were Esau and Jacob related ? 
How did Jacob gain Esau's birthright? 

What sins did Jacob commit? See 4th, 8th, 9th and 10th Com. 
Did the sin of Jacob make Esau angry? What must Jacob do 2 
Prov. 28: 1. Isaiah 57: 21. 



20 Joseph and his Brothers. 

Was Jacob punished for his youthful folly in his old age? Gen. 47: 9. 

Do you think that Jacob was sorry for his sins and turned to God 
for forgiveness ? Was this right ? 

What beautiful dream did Jacob have ? 

What did he call the place of his dream ? 

Did the Lord promise anything to Jacob at Bethel ? 

How long did Jacob remain in Laban's house ? 

How did he fare ? Did he ever return to Isaac ? 

By whom was he forgiven? Is it best to forgive? Matt. 5: 9. 
6: 12. 18: 21, 22. Who forgives us ? Num. 14: 20. Is. 44: 22. 55: 7. 
Matt. 9 : 6. 

What happened at Peniel ? 

What name was given to Jacob by the angel ? 

How did Jacob lose Joseph ? Did he ever regain him ? 

To what land did aged Jacob go ? Where was he when he died ? 
How long did he live ? By whom and where was he buried ? 

Notes. Birthright, the right of the eldest child, who received greater honor and 
a double portion of the inheritance. Compelled, insisted, urged, forced. Mess op 
pottage, a broth of beans, or lentils. Game, wild creatures taken for food. Dream, 
a vision during sleep. Angels, God's messengers. Blessing, benefit. Served, 
worked for another. Forgiven, having the charge, or punishment for sins taken 
away. Wrestled, struggled with. Jealousy, envy. 



Lesson 9. — The Third Sunday in the Epiphany Season. 
JOSEPH AND HIS BROTHERS. I. 

Commit Prov. 10: 1, 2. Read Gen. 30: 22—37; 35. 

THE STOKY. 

Israel's (Jacob's) 12 sons were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, 
Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, Benja- 
min. All dwelt at Bethel and at Hebron in Canaan. Joseph 
was a noble boy. His father loved him best and gave him a fine 
coat. This made his brothers hate and scold him. But Joseph 
tried to be good and obey God and his father. In those days 
God often taught the people by means of dreams. When about 
17 years old he dreamed that his brother's sheaves came and 
bowed to his sheaf in the field. He dreamed again that the sun, 
moon and eleven stars came and fell before his star. By these 
dreams the Lord showed that all his family, even his father 
should bow to Joseph. His brothers envied and persecuted him. 

The older brothers being shepherds went away with their 



JOSEPH AND HIS BROTHERS. 



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flocks. Joseph was sent by his father to visit them far from 
home. They seized their young brother and cast him into a pit. 
It was only Reuben who persuaded the rest from killing him. 
While Reuben was absent the brothers sold Joseph to some 
passing children of Ishmael to carry him away and sell him for 
a slave. The wicked brothers took Joseph's coat, stained it with 




Joseph sold by his Brothers. 

the blood of a kid and went home to say that they found the robe 
with blood on it. So poor old Israel supposed that some lion 
had killed Joseph and mourned. How wicked is the sin of 
lying ! 

REVIEW. 

Can you name Israel's sons in their order ? 

How many were they ? Where did they dAvell ? 

What do you remember about Bethel ? Less. 8. 

Tell the character of Joseph. How did his father therefore treat 
him? 

Is our Heavenly Father pleased with good children? Eph. 5: 1. 
I. Peter 1 : 14, 15. 

How did the brothers treat Joseph ? Why ? I. Thess 4 : 9. Gal. 5 : 26. 

Did this discourage Joseph in doing right? Gal. 6 : 9. II. Tim. 4: 18. 
Jas. 1: 12. 



22 Joseph and his Brothers. 

Did God often use dreams in those days ? Job 33 : 15, 16. Gen. 28 : 12. 
Acts 2: 16, 17. 

What strange dreams did Joseph have ? What did they mean ? 

What is envy ? Do not the wicked always envy the good? Ps. 37 : 12. 

Is not contentment better than envy? Phil. 4: 12. James 3: 16. 
9th and 10th Com. 

What occupation had Joseph's brothers ? What was Joseph sent to 
do ? How did the brothers treat Joseph ? 

To whom was he sold ? Less. 6 and 7. 

What did the wicked brothers do with Joseph's coat ? 

Did they tell a lie ? Is a lie a sin ? 8. Com. 

What did Israel suppose ? 

Who was sold like Joseph ? Matt. 26 : 14—16. 

Notes. Dwelt, lived. Noble, above what is mean or dishonorable. Sheaves, 
bundles of grain in the field. Taught, instructed. In our days having the Holy 
Bible as the full Word of God, we need not to be instructed by dreams. Hence God 
does not use them now. Visit, to come as friend to friend to know his condition. 
Seized, caught hold of. Slave, one whose life and liberty have been bought, a servant 
without wages. Ishmaelites, descendants of Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar. 
They dwelt in portions of Arabia and Syria. Supposed, thought, imagined or believed. 
Lying, putting the false for the true. 



Lesson io. — The Fourth Sunday in the Epiphany Season. 
JOSEPH AND HIS BROTHERS. II. 

Commit Ps. 37: 5, 6. Bead Gen. 37: 36—50. 

THE STOKY. 

Joseph, the forsaken boy, was taken by the Ishmaelites to 
Egypt and again sold. He was bought by Potiphar, chief of the 
prison guard of Pharaoh the King. 

Joseph did not forget what he had learned about God, but 
kept faithfully to his duty. The Lord blessed him. He was 
trusted and became Potiphar's steward. For Joseph's sake the 
Lord made his master rich. Potiphar had a vicious wicked 
wife, who tried to make Joseph sin against God and disgrace his 
master by committing the horrible crime of adultery. 

He would do no such wickedness and sin against God. But 
he was unjustly accused and cast into prison. God gave him 
wisdom to explain the dreams of two prisoners, — the King's 
cup bearer and baker. Finding that Joseph had power (from 



Joseph and his Brothers. 



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God) to explain dreams, King Pharaoh himself sent for him 
to tell the meaning of two dreams of 7 fat and 7 thin cattle and 
7 full and 7 wasted ears of corn. Joseph foretold 7 years of 
plenty and 7 years of famine in all Egypt. Then the King made 
him his chief officer and steward over the land. During the 
famine Joseph's brothers came down to Egypt starving and seek- 




Joseph made Ruler. 

ing to buy corn. Joseph saw them and helped them though they 
did not know him. When they went home with corn, he kept 
Simeon in Egypt till they should return bringing Benjamin his 
own younger brother with them. Israel was unwilling to allow 
this ; but at last, through hunger he consented. On the second 
visit Joseph received them kindly and brought Simeon out to 
them. 



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Joseph and his Brothers. 



Then, by pretending that Benjamin had taken his precious 
cup and hidden it in his sack of corn, he brought them back to 
his presence after a day's journey. They begged to have Benja- 
min forgiven. Then Joseph told them who he was, freely for- 
gave them and invited all to come down to Egypt. He kept 
their families (70 souls) safely during the famine in Egypt. And 




The Recognition. 



Jacob saw Joseph once more. Thus God brought good out of 
evil, and thus Joseph's dreams were true. Joseph lived 110 years 
and his sons Ephraim and Manasseh were honored by each having 
a family portion equal to that of one of the sons of Israel. Jacob 
having adopted them as his own in place of Joseph who served 
Pharaoh. 



Job. 25 

REVIEW. 

Into what land was Joseph carried ? Who bought him ? 

Why did the Lord bless Joseph ? Rev. 2:10. 

What is a steward ? I. Cor. 4 : 2. Luke 12 : 42, 43. 

Was Potiphar's wife a good person ? What commandment was Jo- 
seph tempted to break ? Against Whom would he have sinned ? 

Is Adultery a great wickedness ? Lev. 20 : 10. 

Are the innocent sometimes unjustly punished ? 

How was Joseph punished? But does God forget those who try to 
be good and do right ? Matt 5 : 3—11. 

What did Joseph do in the prison? 

W T ho afterward sent for him? 

What were Pharaoh's dreams and what did Joseph foretell ? 

What did Pharaoh make Joseph to be? 

Who came to Egypt during the famine ? Did Joseph help them ? 
Matt. 5: 44, 45. 

Relate what treatment they received from him. 

What favor did Joseph do for his family ? 4th Com. 

What did Joseph show? Matt. 18: 21, 22. Rom. 12: 19—21. 

By saving Egypt and his own family and forgiving them of Whom 
is he a type ? Luke 23 : 34. 

Can God bring good out of the evil of men ? Gen. 50 : 20. 

How did Jacob honor the sons of Joseph? 

Notes. Forsaken, neglected, outcast. Vicious, full of bad ways. Disgrace, 
dishonor, shame. Crime, that which is against law. Adultery, impure affection for 
the husband or wife of another. Accused, charged. Explain, show clearly. Starv 
ing, dying from hunger. Pretending, making believe that what is false is tru* 
Precious, valuable, much thought of. Honored, respected. Family Portion, a, 
share of the inheritance. 



Lesson 1 1 . — The Fifth Sunday in the Epiphany Season. 

JOB. 

Commit 1. Peter 5 : 6, 7. Kead Job Chapt. 1, 2, 42. 

THE STORY. 

There lived long ago, a noble good man, named Job, as true 
and upright as he could be. He feared, loved and trusted in 
God above all things. He did not want to do any wrong thing. 
The Lord made him very rich and great. 

In order to prove how strong Job's faith was the Lord al- 
lowed Satan to take away his oxen, asses, sheep, camels, his ser- 
vants and even his ten children. Job only said "The Lord gave 



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Job. 



and the Lord hath taken away ; blessed be the name of the 
Lord." He did not murmur nor charge God foolishly. 

Satan was then permitted to afflict Job with sore boils from 
head to foot. Job in his misery sat down among the ashes. 
Then even his own wife told him to "curse God and die." This 
he would not do. Once he said : "Though He slay me yet w r ill I 
trust in Him." 




Job. 



The friends of Job came to comfort him, but they only 
made his grief the greater by saying that God sent such sorrows 
in judgment of a man's wickedness, presumption and impatience. 
Of all these Job had not been guilty. 

But Elihu, another friend, came to show that when Job 
thought only of his own goodness and praised himself he was 
wrong. This was not true piety nor religion. He justified 



A Lesson in Review. 27 

himself rather than God. Then Job humbled himself very peni- 
tently before God. And the Lord spoke unto Job and showed His 
righteousness, power and wisdom. Job prayed also for his friends 
and while so doing, the Lord took away his sores. Job received 
twice as much wealth as before. All his friends came and 
offered comforts and gifts. God gave to patient Job seven more 
sons and the three fairest daughters in all the land. Then patient 
Job lived, amid peace and prosperity, so long that he saw his 
children's grandchildren. 

EEVIEW. 

Tell me what kind of man Job was. Is it right to fear God? 
Dent. 5 : 29. Ps. Ill : 10. Eccles. 12 : 13. Matt. 10 : 28. Eom. 11 : 20. 
Expl. of 1st Com. 

How did he show his fear and love of God ? Did God bless him ? 
In what ways? 

Did Satan trouble him? How? Why? What did Job say ? 

What bodily affliction befell Job? What did his own wife urge 
him to do ? Did he yield to the temptation to murmur against God ? 

Who came to comfort Job? 

How did Elihu show Job his mistake? Job. 33: 2 — 5. Is self- 
righteousness piety ? Is pride religion? What was Job's mistake? 

When Job saw his error what did he do ? Did the Lord help him ? 

Is penitence a duty in every one ? For whom did Job also pray ? 

How did God exalt the patient penitent Job? Luke 14: 11. 

How did God again bless him ? When did He remove his affliction ? 

Was Job's life after his affliction was ended long and peaceful? 
Ps. 37:37. John 13: 7. 

Notes. True, honest, pure in heart. Great, honorable, respectable, distinguished. 
Blessed, happy and praised. Charge, to lay blame upon. Afflict, to bring sorrow 
or trouble upon one. Misery, wretchedness. Curse, to ask that harm or trouble may 
fall upon any one. Slay, kill. Comfort, cheer, encourage. [God allows trouble not 
to make us murmur but to keep us lowly.] Grief, sorrow, despair. Judgment, de- 
cision. Presumption, taking more honor than we should, forwardness. Impatience, 
a lack of contentment, uneasiness, fretting. Piety, fear and reverence for God. Re- 
ligion, union with God. Justified, called himself right or good. Penitently, sor- 
rowfully and humbly. Wealth, riches. Prosperity, plenty and success. 



Lesson 12. — The Sixth Sunday in the Epiphany Season. 
A LESSON IN REVIEW. 

Comm. Ps. 145: 8, 9, 10. Read Hebrews 11 : 1—22. 

THE STORY. 

Our first lesson told us how God in six days created the 
Heavens and the Earth. Then, on the seventh day He rested ; 



28 A Lesson in Review. 

thus making it the first Sabbath or holy day. Adam and Eve, 
our first parents, lived in innocence in a beautiful Garden, 
"Eden." Then we read how they disobeyed God and fell into 
sin. They were driven from Eden. Cain, the first son jealously 
killed his loving brother Abel. Seth was the third son of Adam. 
Enoch walked with God and was not found, for God took him. 
The Flood destroyed the wicked world, but God saved faithful 
Noah in the Ark, with his family and two of every creature. 

Wicked men tried to build a Tower of safety. God changed 
and mixed their language, separated them and made their work 
confusion. 

Faithful Abraham in Canaan saved Lot, established cir- 
cumcision, sent away Hagar and Ishmael and reared peaceful 
Isaac, the "child of promise." Isaac's twin sons were Esau and 
Jacob. Jacob, after his 20 years of toil, led his family home to 
Canaan and became Israel, the father of the Jews. Noble Jo- 
seph, the beloved of his father Israel, though forsaken by his 
eleven brothers, forgave and saved them and their little ones. 
Job, pious, upright and rich ; though afflicted and bereaved, was 
at first self-righteous, but patient, then penitent, and, at last, 
blessed by the Lord who is "true to all." 

EEVIEW. 

Who made heaven and earth ? Gen. 1 : 1. Ps. 124 : 8. 

Can you give the order of the Creation? Less. 1. 

How did the seventh day become the Sabbath ? 

How did the first people live? What were their names? 

What became of them? Who was Cain? 

What wickedness did he do? What became of Enoch? Why? 

How did God destroy the wicked world ? Who were saved ? How ? 

Should we fear another flood? Less. 4. 

What did other wicked men try to build? 

How did the Lord check them ? 

Tell of Abraham. Whom did he save? What covenant did he 
establish ? Whom did he send away ? 

What title was given to Isaac? Of whom was he the father? 

Who was Jacob ? To what land did he bring his family ? 

What name did God give him? What great nation is descended 
from him ? Which of his sons was the noblest ? 

Can you tell the story of Joseph ? How many brothers had Joseph ? 

Who was Job ? What great virtues did he show ? 

Did God bring him through all his afflictions and sorrow? 

Will the Lord ever be faithful to all ? 

How has He shown that faithfulness ? Acts 3 : 25, 26. 



Moses and Aaron. 29 

Lesson 13. — Septuagesima Sunday. 
MOSES AND AARON, 

Commit Ps. 77: 19, 20. Read Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and 
Deuteronomy. 

THE STORY. 

^ The Israelites remained in Egypt 216 years. In Levi's tribe 
Miriam, Aaron and Moses were born. Pharaoh and the Egyp- 
tians hated the Israelites, because they grew to be so many. The 
king made the Israelites slaves and even ordered all the new 




Moses saved. 



born boys to be cast into the River Nile. When Moses was 
born his mother kept him safely hidden, three months. When 
she could no longer keep him she laid her beautiful babe in a 
little ark, or boat, among the reeds that grew in the river. 
Miriam, the older child, was left near by to watch her little 
brother. 



30 Moses and Aaron. 

Pharaoh's daughter came by, found the little ark and adop- 
ted Moses. She sent Miriam and employed the mother to come, 
take away and nurse this child for her. He grew up in the 
king's palace. 

When Moses became 40 years of age, he slew an Egyptian 
who was beating an Israelite slave. For this he fled and lived 
for 40 years a shepherd in the land of Midian. 

When he was eighty years old, the Lord appeared to him 
as a light, burning in a bush. He bade him go to Egypt — find 
Aaron his brother, and with Aaron to lead all the Israelites out 
of Egypt. He obeyed, went to Egypt, told Pharaoh what God's 
will was and when the King hardened his heart, Moses did 
many miracles, with God's help, among which were the "ten 
plagues :" i. e. the Kiver was turned to blood ; frogs, lice, flies 
w 7 ere brought, disease destroyed the cattle, boils came upon the 
people, hail, locusts and thick darkness fell upon the land ; and 
at last the first-born of every house in Egypt died, When at 
length Pharaoh did let the Hebrews, (Israelites) go, he followed 
with his army to try to bring them back to be his slaves again. 
But God was with them. He sent a Cloud, which was dark by 
day and bright by night, so as to guide and defend them. God 
made a path for them through the Red Sea and Moses led them 
to the other side safely. But the Egyptians following w r ere 
drowned in the Sea. Wherever the Lord's cloud went, Moses 
led the people ; He was called to go up to the top of Mt. Sinai, 
to meet the Lord ; who appeared in a thick cloud amid thun- 
derings and lightnings. He received there the "Ten Command- 
ments ;" written by the finger of God upon two tablets of stone. 
Moses is called thus the Law-giver. He wrote the first five 
books of the Bible, the Pen-ta-teuch. Aaron, who aided his 
brother Moses, became High Priest of Israel. The High Priest 
is a type of Jesus the "Great High Priest" because he offered 
sacrifice and prayed for the people. 

REVIEW. 

How long did the descendants of Jacob (Israel) remain in Egypt ? 

Who were born in Levi's tribe ? 

Did the Egyptians love the children of Israel ? 

How did Pharaoh show his dislike to them ? 

Who saved the baby Moses? How did she do it? 



Moses and Aaron. 



31 



Who found the child ? What became of the child ? 
For what did Moses flee from Egypt ? 
What did he do in the Land of Midian ? 
Did the Lord appear to him there ? How ? 
What did the Lord command ? Did he obey ? 
What were the ten plagues? See Exodus 7 to 12. 




Moses and the Children of Israel across the Red Sea. 

Why did Pharaoh follow the Israelites? 

How did God help Israel ? Did Pharaoh safely cross the sea ? 

How did Moses know where to lead Israel ? 

To meet the Lord, what mountain did Moses ascend ? 

Did God give him anything there ? 

Can you recite the Ten Commandments ? 



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Moses and Aaron. 



What title does Moses sometimes receive ? 
Did Moses write any part of the Bible ? 
"What office did Aaron fill ? 

Of Whom does his office remind lis ? What were his chief duties ? 
PIebrews5: 1—5,8—10. 




Moses receiving the Ten Commandments. 

Notes. Tribe, one family of a great nation. Cast, thrown. Employed, hired, 
engaged for labor. Palace, a grand house. Fled, ran quietly away. Bade, com- 
manded. Miracles, Gods works done above the usual ways of nature. Plagues 
calamities, wide spread evils. Hebrews, the descendants of Heber. [See Gen. 11 : 15 
—17 • 14: 13] Guide, to lead. Defend, to protect from harm. Tablets, plates, slabs. 
Aided, helped. High Priest, the head or the chief of the priestly family. Septua- 
gesima, the Latin word 70, to show that Easter comes seventy days later. 






Moses and Aaron. 33 

Lesson 14. — Sexagesima Sunday 
MOSES AND AARON. II. 

Commit Isaiah 55: 4. Read Exodus, Numbers, Leviticus, Deu- 
teronomy. 

THE STOEY. 

Upon the night, when all the first-born of the Egyptians 
died, the children of Israel had marked their doors with the 
blood of a lamb. Each family gathered and ate the lamb as if 




Moses breaking the tablets of the Commandments. 

ready to start for a long journey. While they were doing this, 
the punishing angel of death passed over their marked houses. 

This was the first time that the "Passover" w T as celebrated. 
It became an annual festival of liberty and took place at our time 
of Easter. The Passover Lamb is an emblem of Christ Jesus. 



34 



Moses and Aaron. 



While Moses was with God upon Mt. Sinai, Israel sinned by 
persuading Aaron to make a calf of gold, such as the Egyptians 
worshiped. When Moses came down from the mountain, he saw 
the people leaping and dancing, worshiping the idol calf. In his 



jfc$u 




The Spies returning. 

sorrow he threw down and broke the stone tablets of the com- 
mandments. 

Moses ground the calf to powder and scattered it upon 
the water ; and obtained from God another copy of the Law. 
Moses led Israel by following the Cloud of the Lord through the 
wilderness. "Manna" was sent down from heaven for the people 



Moses and Aaron. 



60 



to gather daily to eat, and God opened in a rock a fountain of water 
to flow after them in the desert. The Lord defended them from 
their enemies and rebuked the sedition of Aaron and Miriam. 
Moses sent out twelve spies to view the "Land of Promise." Ten 




The brazen Serpent. 



of them brought back an ill report of the country. Then the 
people murmured. So God sent the people back to wander in 
the wilderness forty years, till all who had started from Egypt 
were dead save the two good spies. 

A mutiny by Koran and others was stopped. The Lord 
opened the earth and it swallowed up Korah and his 



men. 



36 Moses and Aaron. 

Twelve rods of the tribes were laid before the Lord. Aaron's 
rod began to bud and brought forth almonds. It was kept as a 
memorial of God's displeasure with rebels and the choice of 
Aaron to be His Priest. At a place where poisonous serpents 
bit them, Moses put a brass figure of a serpent upon a pole, and 
all the bitten ones who looked upon it were healed. 

At the end of Moses' life he blessed the tribes and went to 
Pisgah at the top of Mt. Nebo to view the land of Canaan. 
There, alone with God, he died, and the angels of God buried 
him. He lived 120 years. When Jesus was transfigured as the 
Son of God, Moses appeared with Elijah. Mose&was meek dig- 
nified and faithful. He was a Leader and Deliverer. He re- 
minds us of Christ, the Captain of our Salvation, and the perfect 
Example of law fulfilled. 

EEVIEW. 

How had the Israelites marked their doors on the night of the death 
of the first born in Egypt ? 

What was each family doing ? 

What is this event now called ? Why ? 

When is it kept ? 

Of Whom is the Easter-lamb a type? Is. 53: 7. John 1: 29. 
Heb.9: 28. I. Peter 2: 24. 

How did Aaron and Israel sin ? 

What did Moses see ? 

What did he do with the idol ? 

What happened to the tablets of Commandments ? 

Did Moses get another copy of the Law ? Exod. 34 : 1 — 4, 27 — 29. 

Which commandment had Israel broken ? James 2 : 10. 

How long were the Israelites wandering ? Why ? 

How do we know that God took care of them ? 

Does he care for us? Matt. 6 : 30. 

How were the Israelites defended and preserved? Ps. 78 : 15, 20. 

Whom did Moses send into Canaan ? 

For what purpose? 

How did they report ? 

What was the effect of this ? 

How was Kor ah's rebellion put down? 

Tell something about Aaron's rod. 

How was Israel saved from the bites of fiery serpents ? 

Did those who looked believe in God ? 

Who was lifted up to save us? John 3: 14, 15. 

Where did Moses end his life? How? 

Has Moses ever reappeared ? Matt. 17: 3. When? 

What does this show about life after death? 



The Tabernacle. 37 

Tell what you know about Moses' character ? 

How does Moses remind us of our Saviour? Heb. 2: 10, 11. I. Pe- 
ter 2: 21. 

Who is compared to the Rock that supplied water to Israel? 
I. Cor. 10 : 4. 

Notes. Passover, the passing over and sparing of ;the Israelites by the angel 
when the Egyptians were destroyed, causing the liberty of Israel. Easter, the 
Christian's festival of the Passover, teaching the resurrection of the dead. Worship, 
to honor and admire as a God. Idol, a figure or picture of God, made for worship. 
Manna, ("What is this?") a strange food sent from God and found each morning, 
except the Sabbath, round the camp of Israel. Sedition, a quarrel and separation in 
a nation. Canaan, the beautiful land between Syria and Egypt, promised to Abra- 
ham, Isaac, Jacob and to the children of Israel. It belonged at first to the descen- 
dants of Canaan (See Gen. 10 : 15 — 20), but was doubtless taken from them on account 
of their wickedness. Saved, set free from harm. Transfigured, changed in ap- 
pearance. Sexagesima, (sixtieth), this Sunday is so called because it is now sixty and 
three days before Easter. 



Lesson 15. — Quinquagesima Sunday. 
THE TABERNACLE. 

Commit II. Corinthians 5: 1. Read Exodus 25 to 31. 

THE STORY. 

When the Lord came down to Moses on Mt. Sinai, He 
showed him how he should make for the people a moveable 
Church, or Tabernacle. The Levites were to have charge of it 
and set it up like a large tent every time that Israel encamped. 
A space 1800 by 900 feet, was called the "Court" and enclosed 
by Curtains hanging between Pillars. The Gate was toward 
the East. 

Near the Gate, within, stood a large brazen Altar for sacri- 
fices, in which fire was kept continually burning. Beyond it 
stood the haver, a large vessel of water for purifying and wash- 
ing. In the midst of the Court stood the Tabernacle itself, facing 
eastward. It contained two rooms, the first twice as long as the 
second. These were separated by a beautiful linen Curtain, 
embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet in patterns of angels. 
Four coverings were put over the Tabernacle. 

The larger room of the Tabernacle was called "The Holy 
Place." It contained in the centre an Altar of Incense, where 
prayer to God was daily made. On the North side stood a 
Table of Shewbread; having 12 loaves of bread, new each week, 



The Tabernacle. 

placed by the priests. On the South side stood a Golden Can- 
dlestick, or lampstand, having 7 branches and lights. 

The "Most Holy Place," (or "Holy of Holies/0 beyond the 
"Vail," (or Curtain) kept, in solemn silence, the golden Ark of 
the Covenant ; a precious Chest, holding the Ten Commandments, 
written on the two tables of stone; a golden vessel of Manna and 
Aaron's Rod that budded. 

The Lid of this Ark was called "The Mercy Seat." On 
each end of it was a golden angel, or Cherub. — Between the 




Form and arrangement of the Tabernacle, Camp, etc. 

Cherubs the Lord, in mercy, showed His presence by a Light, 
("Shekinah"). 

The Priests only, (Aaron's family of Levites,) went into and 
took care of the Holy Place. The other Levites assisted them in 
sacrifices in the Court The Sigh Priest wore a Mitre, or beau- 
tiful cap ; a Robe of fine linen, with bells and golden balls 
hanging alternately from its border ; an Ephod, or fine coat, 
having a precious stone on each shoulder; a Girdle; and a 
Breastplate, composed of twelve stones set in gold. 

No one, save the High Priest, dared to enter the Holy of 
Holies, and he only once a year ; on the great "Day of Atone- 



The Tabernacle. 



39 



ment ;" when he came before that Light of the merciful God, to 
pray for the forgiveness of all the people. 

EEVIEW. 

While on Mt. Sinai what was Moses commanded to make ? 

Why was it moveable ? 

For whose blessing was the Church built ? 

Who had charge of it ? 

How large was the Court? 

What stood in it ? Where was the Gate ? 




Ark of the Covenant. 

How many rooms were in the Tabernacle ? 

Were they of equal size ? 

How were these rooms separated? 

What covered the Tabernacle? 

By what name was the larger room known? 

Can you tell what was in that room? 

Tell the name of the small room ? 

What was solemnly kept there? 

What did that Ark contain ? See Heb. 9 : 2—7 

What was the Lid of the Ark called? 

Who appeared between the Cherubim? Why? 

Of Whom is the light a likeness? Acts 2: 3. 

What were the Priests' duties? 

Could they enter the Tabernacle? 



40 Joshua. 

Who were the Priests? Who were the Levites? 

What was their duty ? 

Describe the dress of the High Priest. 

Did he dare to enter the Holy of Holies ? How often ? 

On what day ? 

Why did he come before God? 

Notes. Tabernacle (a tent). This moveable Temple was about 18 feet high, 18 
feet wide and 54 feet long : built by placing upright gilded boards each 18 feet high and 
30 inches wide; locking them together by five bars on each side run through rings of 
gold set into the boards. Enclosed, shut in. (The teacher will explain, if possible, 
how large such a field or area would be.) Pillars, columns. Court, the space around 
a building. Brazen, made of copper or brass. Continually, always. Purifying, 
making clean. Embroidered, ornamented with needlework. Coverings, the first, 
or inner covering of the Tabernacle was fine linen, like the curtain ; the second was of 
woven goats' hair, the third of rams' skins, dyed red ; and the fourth of badgers' skins. 
Incense, Substances, which are burned to make a sweet perfume before the Lord. 
Holy Place, the dimensions of the Holy Place were probably 18 feet wide, 18 feet high 
and 36 feet long: the Most Holy Place was 18 feet each way. Solemn, sacred, awe — 
inspiring. "Shekinaii, the light of the glory of God, by which the people knew the 
presence of God. (See Matt. 17:5. Luke 2: 9.) Assisted, aided, helped. Mitre, a 
high cap on which was written "Holiness to the Lord." Robe, a garment for the 
body. Girdle, a belt, or sash. Breastplate, this beautiful plate contained 12 stones 
in four rows of three; each inscribed with a name of a tribe of Israel, the following 
is supposed to be the order ; 1. Sardius (or Carnelian of Sardis). 2. Topaz (our Chryso- 
lite of greenish yellow). 3. Carbuncle (our Emerald, green [probably]). 1. Emerald 
(interchanged with Carbuncle, red). 2. Sapphire.3. Diamond (supposed to be the onyx, 
alabaster or jasper). 1. Ligure, (or jacinth, blue). 2. Agate.3. Amethyst (purple). 1. 
Beryl .2. Onyx (lined black and white). 3. Jasper (dark green). Atonement, reconcili- 
ation, or bringing to one mind those at strife. Merciful, full of pity and help. For- 
giveness, the taking away of guilt and punishment. Quinquagesima, (fiftieth) a 
name applied to this Sunday because it is now fifty and six days until Easter. Ash 
Wednesday, during the following week, begins the season called Lent. 



Lesson 16.— The First Sunday in Lent. 
JOSHUA. 

Commit Hebrews 13: 14. Bead the book of Joshua. 

THE STORY. 

One of the Hebrew slaves, (Israelites, Jews) who started 
with Moses and Aaron from Egypt, was Joshua of the tribe of 
Ephraim ; a brave, wise man, full of faith in the Lord and of 
willingness to obey Him. While Moses kept praying for the 
people, (his hands being upheld by Aaron and Hur) Joshua, the 
general over Israel, drove away the Amalekites. He became 
Moses* helper, or attendant, and part of the way went with him 
up Mt. Sinai. He was one of the 12 men sent by Moses to spy 
out Canaan. Ten of these reported the land to be very bounti- 



Joshua. 



41 




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Joshua. 



ful, but that giants dwelt there, and the Israelites being strangers 
could not get the land. But Joshua and Caleb, the other spies, 
told all to "go forward" trusting that God would give them "the 
land flowing w T ith milk and honey." Israel murmured, feared 
and would not go on. Hence the Lord turned them back into 




Israel entering the city of Jericho. 

the wilderness, to wander about for forty years, till all were 
dead who had started from Egypt, save Joshua and Caleb. 

At Moses' death Joshua took the command as Leader, as 
God had said. He led the people across the river Jordan ; while 
God kept back the water and lo ! the people stood in the "Land 
of Promise." Joshua now renewed the covenant of the people 



Joshua. 43 

with God, by circumcising all those who were uncircumcised. 
At Jericho the people marched seven days around the city. 
Then the Priests blew their trumpets and Israel gave a shout, 
when God caused the gates and walls to fall, so that Joshua's 
men easily took the city and destroyed it. One by one, other 
wicked cities were taken. At Gibeon, the Lord permitted 
Joshua to command the Sun and Moon to stand still, so that a 
great victory could be won. Joshua now, by lot, divided the 
whole land among all the tribes, except that of Levi, but gave 
that of Joseph two shares, one for Ephraim the other for Manas- 
seh. The Levites were allowed to live in 48 cities among all 
the other tribes, because they were the sacred, or priestly tribe. 
Joshua then set up the Tabernacle to abide at . Shiloh, and ap- 
pointed six cities of Refuge, for justice. After once more renew- 
ing the covenant between the Lord and Israel, Joshua, the 
servant of God, died, aged 110 years. As Joshua led, renewed 
and saved Israel, so has Christ led His Church through death, 
renewed it by resurrection, and saved it forever in Heaven. 

EEVIEW. 

Who was Joshua ? Which was his Tribe ? How was he a good 
man ? What office did he fill ? 

As Moses prayed, what did Joshua do ? 

Is God pleased with prayer? 

Does He wish us to pray ? 

What kind of a heart does prayer show ? 

Is prayer answered ? 

How did Joshua help Moses? Exod. 24: 12, 13. 

What is a spy ? 

How did Joshua prove faithful as a spy? Num. 13: 8. 14: 6 — 10. 

Would Israel take the advice he gave ? Num. 14 : 10. 

How therefore did the Lord punish Israel ? Num. 14 : 30. 

After Moses' death who led Israel ? Deut. 31 : 23. Joshua 1 : 1, 2. 

How did Israel cross the river Jordan ? 

What covenant was renewed? 

How was Jericho overcome? 

What great miracle occurred at Gibeon? Joshua 10: 13. 

Can you tell how Joshua divided the land ? 

For what were six cities of Refuge set apart? 

Where was the Tabernacle finally set up? 

What last act did Joshua perform? 

Whose servant was Joshua? 

How old was Joshua at his death? 

What may we learn of Christ from the life of Joshua? 



44 The Judges. 

Notes. Lent, ("lengthening,") the 46 iSpring-days before Easter set to commemo- 
rate the sufferings of Christ. Upheld, kept up in place. Attendant, one who as- 
sists, or serves another. Spy, to look, or examine secretly. Murmured, complained 
against God. Command, authority to control others. Leader, one who conducts, or 
guides. Covenant, the promise of God to bless the faithful. Caused, made. Refuge, 
a retreat, a place of safety. The six cities of Refuge: Kedesh, Shechem, Hebron, 
Eezer, Ramoth, Golan : (3 on either side of the Jordan,) were places to which those fled 
for safety and a fair trial, who were charged with any crime. Resurrection, rising 
from the dead. 



Lesson 17. — The Second Sunday in Lent. 
THE JUDGES. 

Commit Romans 2: 14 — 16. Read the book of Judges. 
THE STORY. 

No leader arose when Joshua died. The people began to 
forget God and serve idols. Then they could not drive away all 
their enemies. And God sent an angel to reprove them. Judges 
now ruled and led the tribes of the people to war. Great Prin- 
ces, such as Chushan, Eglon and Sisera attacked Israel ; and 
Othniel, (Caleb's nephew) Ehud, Shamgar and Barak defeated 
these enemies. Deborah, a prophetess aided the hero Barak, 
and Jael slew the fleeing Sisera who hid in her tent. Thus 
Israel drove away the Philistines. 

Gideon, whom an angel of God called to duty, broke down 
the idol-altar before his father's house and called to all Israel to 
follow him against the Midianites, who now oppressed them. 
Signs of God's help were given to Gideon. A fleece of wool was 
placed on the ground, and, during the night, the dew only fell 
on that fleece. The next night the fleece was dry, while much 
dew rested on all the ground. 32,000 men followed Gideon's 
call. But this army was, at God's command, reduced to 300. 
To show that it was God alone who could conquer the enemy, 
Gideon's little band w T ere given lamps, pitchers and trumpets 
only. They formed a circle round the enemy's great camp, by 
night, hiding their lights in their pitchers. At Gideon's cry they 
threw down their pitchers, held up their lights and blew their 
trumpets. The Midianites awaking frightened fought and slew 
each other, or fled in great panic ; Gideon then ruled in peace. 
Abimelech, his son, was very wicked, and was slain by his people. 



The Judges. 



45 



Tola, Jair, Jephtha (who made a rash vow and lost his daughter), 
Ibzan, Elon, Abdon, each judged Israel. 




Gideon. 



One day an angel appeared to Manoah and his wife, telling 
them that they should have a son. When born he was named 



46 



The Judges. 



Samson, became the strongest of men and did many feats or 
power. His wife was Delilah, a Philistine. He slew a lion with 
his own hands. He smote many Philistines. He burned the 
grain, by letting foxes that had firebrands tied to them run 




Samson. 

among the fields of the enemy. He carried away the great gates 
of the city of Gaza. 

At last the Philistines found that the secret of his strength 
was in his long hair which had never been cut. They compelled 
his wife to cut off his hair, then made him a prisoner, put out his 
eyes and made him grind corn as a slave. On a great holiday, 



The Judges. 47 

desiring sport, they brought blind Samson (whose hair had grown 
again), forth into a large company, to test his strength. The 
house rested mainly on two great columns. Finding these, 
Samson pulled both down together and the house fell, killing 
himself and all the people. He is the last Judge mentioned. 
'The whole period of the Judges is about 300 years. 

KEVIEW. 

Did a new Leader take Joshua's place when he died ? 
What great sin did the people begin to commit ? 1st Com. 
How did God show them their sin ? 
By whom were the tribes ruled and led? 
Can you say who attacked the children of Israel ? 
And who defended them ? 
Who aided Barak ? 
Who killed Sisera? 

An angel called a hero to duty; whom? 
What did Gideon do? 

How did the Lord show His care of Gideon ? 
How many men came at Gideon's call ? 
Was this army too large? 
To what number was it reduced? 
Did Gideon's band carry swords, spears and shields? 
Tell what they had with them. 
Can you describe the way the victory was won ? 
IName the Judges that followed after Gideon. 
Who made a rash promise, or vow? 
To whom did an angel appear ? What did he promise ? 
What was the name of the child ? What did lie become ? 
Whom did he marry ? 
Can you mention any of his exploits? 

What did the enemy find the secret of his strength to be ? 
How did the Philistines overcome him? 
Desiring sport, what did they make him do ? 
What great destruction did he cause? 

Does the judgment of the Lord rest upon evil doers? Exod. 6: 6. 
Who shall come at the last day to be our Judge ? Matt. 25 : 32, 33. 
Acts 17 : 31. Apos. Creed Art. II. 

Notes. Enemies, those who fight each other. Angel, a heavenly spirit. Judges, 
those who administered justice. Hero, one who does noble things. Philistines, idol 
worshipers who lived west of the land of Judah. Midianites, a people in Arabia. 
Reduced, made less. Conquer, overpower. Panic, fear, confusion and disorder. 
Vow, a solemn promise. Rash, not well considered, hasty. Feats, surprising actions. 
Persuaded, induced. Sport, pleasure. Columns, pillars, usually supporting a roof 
or a building. 



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Ruth. 



Lesson 18. — The Third Sunday in Lent. 
RUTH. 

Commit St. Matt. 5: 4, 5. Kead the book op Ruth. 

THE STORY. 

While the Judges ruled Israel a great famine befell the 
land. Elimelech took Naomi, his wife with his two sons, and 




Euth. 



leaving his own town of Bethlehem in the tribe of Judah, brought 
them into the land of Moab. There Chilion, one son, married 



Euth. 49 

Orpah; Mahlon, the other, married Ruth. Their wives were 
maidens of Moab. But, alas ! the father and both the sons died 
in Moab. 

Noble, self-denying, helpless Naomi urged her two widowed 
daughters-in-law to go back to their own people. Orpah, think- 
ing of her own comfort, did so. But self-denying Euth followed 
poor, lonely Naomi, saying : "Intreat me not to leave thee ;" "thy 
people shall be my people, and thy God my God." So Naomi 
brought Euth with her to Bethlehem. They came during the 
barley harvest. Now Boaz, a rich and good kinsman of Elim- 
elech, dwelt in Bethlehem. Euth went out as a gleaner into the 
harvest-field, to gather a little of the grain that fell to the 
ground, not bound by the reapers. She happened to go into the 
Held of Boaz. She was so modest, humble and industrious that 
she gained praise from all. A good report of her was even 
brought to Boaz, the master, when he came out to visit the field. 

He became her friend, and rewarded her virtue and diligence 
by filling her mantle with grain. Afterward he acknowledged 
his kinship to poor Naomi ; and, according to the Jewish law, 
bought Naomi's field and took Euth, the poor Moabitess, to be 
his wife. 

Boaz and Euth were blessed by all for their piety and 
goodness of heart. God prospered them and they became the 
parents of Obed, the grand-father of David, King of Israel. 

BEVIEW. 
What terrible affliction befell Israel in the days of the Judges? 
Had this ever happened before? Lesson 10. Gen. 12 : 10. 
What did Elimelech do ? Who went with him ? 
Into what land did they come ? 
How did the family fare in the land of Moab ? 
How did Naomi advise her daughters-in-law ? 
Was this noble? Why? 
W T hat did Orpah do? 
What did Euth say? 
What kind of a spirit was this ? 
May we learn of faith in God from Buth? 
At what season did they come to Bethlehem? 
Who lived at Bethlehem? 
Was the famine past? 

What did Buth offer to do? Lev. 19: 9, 10. 
Into whose field did she happen to go ? 
How did she conduct herself? 



50 Samuel. 

What did her behaviour gain for her? 

Who heard of her? 

Did he treat her kindly ? 

Did he bestow a gift upon her ? 

How did Boaz afterward fulfill the Jewish law ? Leviticus 25 : 25.. 
Kuth 4: 6—10. 

May even poor heathen people learn to believe in the true God and 
serve Him ? 

Is it better to be lowly than proud? 

Is it better to be selfish or self-denying ? 

Why were Boaz and Kuth blessed by all ? 

Who prospered them ? 

What great man was descended from them ? 

Was not Jesus also descended from them ? See Matt. 21 : 9 : 
Luke 3 : 23, 31, 32. 

Notes. Ruled, commanded the people. Self-denying, not pleasing oneself, liv- 
ing to bless others. Urged, tried to induce or persuade. Harvest, the time of gath- 
ering the crop. (Barley harvest — was in March or April, according to locality.) Kins- 
man, a relative. Modest, not puffed up with pride. Humble, lowly, industrious, 
working with a will, not idling. Virtue, good character. Mantle, a large wrap- 
worn over the head and shoulders. Acknowledged, knew and confessed. 



Lesson 19. — The Fourth Sunday in Lent. 
SAMUEL. 

Commit Psalm 99: 6. Head I. Samuel 1 — 25; 23: 3 — 25. 

THE STORY. 

After the death of Samson, the High Priest Eli remained the 
only ruler. In his days, pious Hannah praying came to the- 
Tabernacle, lamenting that she had no child. Eli promised that 
her prayer should be answered and that the Lord would give 
her a son. She vowed to give him to the Lord for life. This 
precious child was named Samuel ; or "asked from God." As 
soon as he was old enough, she brought him to Eli ; to be his 
little servant in the Tabernacle at Shiloh. Eli's sons were bad 
and unfit to be Priests ; but Samuel grew up to be good, wise and 
holy. One night, the Lord called twice to Samuel and twice 
Samuel went to Eli ; saying, "Here am I, for thou didst call me." 
At last Eli knew that it was God Who spoke and, told 
Samuel, if the Lord called him once more, to say, — "Speak, 
Lord, for Thy servant heareth." The Lord called Samuel and. 



Samuel. 



51 



said that old Eli and his sons would soon die. War began with 
the Philistines and Eli's impious sons even took the Ark of the 
Covenant out of the Tabernacle into the battle. But the wicked 
sons were killed, and the Ark was taken by the enemy to the 
temple of their idol. At the sad news old Eli died also. 

But the Lord caused the idol of the Philistines to fall down 
and break in the temple before the Ark, and the people were 




The child Samuel. 

afflicted till they sent back the Ark to Israel. Samuel prayed. 
The Lord heard him and drove away the enemy. Samuel led in 
the conflict and set a stone of victory called Eben-e-zer, or "stone 
of help." Then Samuel became High Priest and ruler over all 
Israel. 

But Samuel's sons were wicked too. The people rejected 
them as rulers, and came to Samuel, crying, "Give us a King 1" 



52 Samuel. 

Samuel asked the Lord, Who said : "Make Saul a King." So 
Samuel anointed Saul to be the first King of Israel. Samuel 
urged all to be faithful, and even rebuked the King himself 
when he disobeyed God. He also anointed David to be King 
when Saul should die. 

Samuel died in his old age. But God let Saul see a 
vision of Samuel, who appeared from the dead, to warn the 
wicked King that he would die the next day. Samuel was a 
Prophet. 

KEVIEW. 

At Samson's death who was Higli Priest ? 
For what did a pious woman pray ? 
Did Eli promise that God would give her a son ? 
What was the mother's name ? 
Tell what "Samuel" means. 

Does the Lord always fulfill his promises? Acts 2: 39. 
Is it right to ask of God ? John 16 : 23, 24. 
What vow did Hannah make ? 
To whom was Samuel brought ? 
Were Eli's sons good men ? 
How did Samuel grow up ? 
Does God know all? Pro v. 15 : 3. 
Who spoke to Samuel by night? 

What sad news came from God ? 4th Com. Ps. 34 : 15, 16. 
What great loss befell Israel in war ? 
What became of the Ark ? 
How did this affect old Eli? 

What happened among the Philistines, who kept the Ark ? 
How did Samuel show that Israel's help was in God, and not in man ? 
James 5:16, 

Did God cause Samuel to succeed? 

What two offices did Samuel fill ? 

Why did not Samuel's sons become Priests and Judges ? 

For what officer did the people cry ? 

How did Samuel ask counsel ? 

What did the Lord say ? 

Whom did Samuel anoint ? 

How did Samuel spend his life ? 

Whom did he afterward anoint as the next King? 

Did Samuel ever appear after death ? To whom ? 

Notes. Lamenting, grieving, mourning. Holy, pure in heart and life. Af- 
flicted, vexed with suffering, or trouble. Rejected, refused to accept, cast away. 
Anointed, appointed by the Lord to a holy office: (the Prophet pouring holy oil upon 
the head of the officer). Rebuked, chided, reproved. Vision, a supernatural sight, 
Warn, advise of danger, prepare the mind. Prophet, a teacher, especially one whom 
the Lord inspires to see, know and tell the future. Acts 3 : 24. 



King Saul. 53 

Lesson 20. — The Fifth Sunday in Lent. 
KING SAUL. 

Commit II. Samuel 1 : 23, 24. Read I. Samuel 9 — 31. 

THE STORY. 

In the Tribe of Benjamin was Saul. He was noble, hand- 
some, choice and head and shoulders taller than any other man 




David and Goliath. 



in Israel. Kish, his father, sent him to find some asses that went 
astray. Having lost his way, he found Samuel the prophet, who 
welcomed and anointed him as the future first King of Israel. 



54 



King Saul. 



It came to pass as Samuel said. Saul was chosen King. The 
multitude shouted "God save the King," and laid many costly 
gifts at his feet. The brave Saul gathered soldiers and defended 
Israel. But the King was so impatient to conquer, that, instead 




Saul and Jonathan. 



of waiting for Samuel the High Priest to come, he took upon 
himself the Priest's duty of offering the sacrifice before the battle. 
This was disobedience to God, and the Lord foretold that 
He would take away the Kingdom from the son of Saul and give 
it to another. 



King Saul. 55 

Both very brave Saul and Jonathan, his oldest son, won 
great praise for valor. But alas ! Saul was sad-hearted and be- 
came gloomy and melancholy. In his day Goliath, a great 
Philistine giant, dared any man of Israel to battle with him I 
The boy David came to the camp of Israel and killed the giant. 
For this Saul was pleased with David and honored him, but af- 
terward he envied, persecuted and tried to slay David. 

Jealous Saul in a rage slew the Priests of the Lord because 
they befriended David. In Saul's despondency and fear, he 
forsook prayer and God, and went to ask advice of dead Samuel 
by a wicked witch, who pretended to bring the dead back to the 
living. 

To their great terror, Samuel really appeared before the 
witch and Saul ; told them of their sins, and said that Saul and 
his three sons should die on the morrow. This came to pass on 
Mount Gilboa the next day, in a battle against the Philistines. 
Saul was King for 40 years, and there was war during his 
reign. 

REVIEW. 

Can you describe young Saul ? Of what Tribe was he ? 

Tell who was his father ? 

How did he help his father ? 

Whom did he meet while lost ? 

How did Samuel treat him ? 

Did Samuel promise anything ? 

Who was Samuel? What is a Prophet? 

What is a Priest ? What is a King ? 

[Can you tell how Jesus is a Prophet, Priest and King ?] 

What did the people do when Saul became King ? 

What did brave Saul do ? 

What wrong act did Saul perform ? 

Was it wrong for the King to pretend to be the Priest? 

Had God anointed him to be a Priest, or a King? 

What is a wrong act ? James 4 : 17. 

How did the Lord punish Saul ? 

Does God know when we do wrong? II. Chron. 16 : 9. 

Who was Saul's oldest son ? 

What did Saul and his son gain ? 

How was Saul troubled ? 

What enemy lived in Saul's day ? 

What did he dare any man of Israel to do ? 

How did Saul act when David slew the giant ? 

At last how did Saul do wickedly ? 



56 King David. 

What duty did he forsake ? 

Whose advice did he try to ask ? How ? 

What did the witch pretend to do? 

Did Samuel appear ? Did he advise Saul ? 

Had he sad news for naughty Saul ? 

Did his words prove true ? 

How were they fulfilled ? 

How long was Saul King ? 

Was his reign peaceful ? 

Notes. Handsome, beautiful to see. Choice, precious, fit to be selected. Astray 
wandering away. Welcomed, received gladly. King, the man who has the highest 
power in the land. Depended, kept away the enemy. Impatient, unwilling to wait, 
quick tempered, hasty. Brave, fearless. Valor, strength in courage. Melancholy, 
low spirits, despondency. Giant, a very large, strong man. Honored, praised and 
favored. Envied, mourned at another's prosperity. Persecuted, tormented, ill 
treated. Rage, furious anger. Priest, one who prayed, praised and sacrificed to 
God. Forsook, turned away from. Witch, a woman who claimed to have special 
unnatural power. Terror, fear, fright. 



Lesson 2 1 . — The Sixth Sunday in Lent, called Palm Sunday. 
KING DAVID. 

Commit Ps. 24: 7—10. Bead I. Samuel 16, to I. Kings 2: 11. 

THE STORY. 

In the little town of Bethlehem, of the land of Judah, lived 
a shepherd boy named David, He was the great grandson of 
Boaz and Ruth, and the youngest of Jesse's eight sons. God 
loved David, for he was faithful. Samuel, the prophet, came to 
Jesse's house to anoint David to be the King after Saul. The 
boy carefully watched his sheep and learned to use his sling, 
so as to drive away and destroy the lions and the bears. He also 
played upon the harp. Indeed so well did he play, that even King 
Saul sent for him ; in order, by his sweet music, to drive away 
his sadness. David was earnest in his trust in God and in zeal. 
David's older brothers went to the war with King Saul ; and the 
boy was sent to visit them in the camp. Whilst with his broth- 
ers, he saw the great Philistine giant, Goliath, 12 feet high, dar- 
ing any man of Saul's army to come out against him. David, 
though but a boy, having only his sling, no shield, no spear, 
went alone against him. But he said : "I come to thee in the 



King David. 



57 



Name of the Lord of hosts." With the first stone from David's 
sling Goliath was slain. The Philistines feared and ran, while 
the army of Israel rose up and gained a great victory over them. 
For this great act King Saul at first loved David, but af- 
terward jealously persecuted him. Jonathan and David were 




David sparing Saul's Life. 

dear friends. Saul made Michal, his daughter, David's w r ife. 
David at length had to flee for his life to the city of Gath, of the 
Philistines, where he pretended to be insane. Next he lived in a 
cave and twice spared Saul's life. When King Saul and Jon- 
athan were slain, David lamented much. 

David was first made King of the Tribe of Judah only, and 



58 King David. 

then after 7 J years of all Israel over whom he reigned for 32 J 
years. He was a brave Ruler and won great victories. 

He joyfully brought from Shiloh the Ark of the Covenant 
into the Tabernacle, which he set up in the "City of David/* or 
Jerusalem, on Mount Zion ; where he had driven out the 
wicked Jebusites ; and built a castle and palace. David had 
been a man of blood and war, so the Lord forbade his build- 
ing a holy Temple to Him in Jerusalem. He was "the great 
King," yet he was a great sinner, Nathan the prophet rebuked 




An Eastern House-Top. 

David for his evil deeds. But his sins were severely punished 
and he repented bitterly. His proudest and most handsome son, 
Absolom, was killed in war, while trying to take the kingdom 
from his father. 

David had many brave soldiers. His reign lasted for forty 
years. It was foretold that Christ should come from the family 
of David ; and King David loved to sing, to the music of his 
harp, the beautiful Psalms ; (many of which he wrote ;) concern- 
ing the Saviour Who was to come. 



King David. 

EEVIEW. 

Of what town and Tribe was David ? 

Who were his relatives? 

Can you tell what work he did ? 

Do you remember any other who was a shepherd ? 

Was he industrious ? 



59 




David and Nathan. 



Why did God love him ? Who anointed him ? 
To what position was he thus appointed of God ? 
What instrument and weapon could he use ? 1. Sam. 16 : 15 — 23. 
17: 40. 

Who sent for him? Why? 
What became of David's brothers ? 
What is trust ? W^hat is zeal ? 



60 King Solomon. 

David went to camp and what great enemy did he see and hear ? 
How tall was Goliath ? 
Did David venture to battle with Goliath ? 
But in Whose name did he go? 
Who was slain, Goliath or David ? Why ? 
How did Saul treat David ? 
Who became dear friends ? 
What must David do ? 
How did he twice show a noble spirit ? 
What did he become ? 
Did he build a city ? Where ? 
Can you tell what he brought into it ? 
Why could he not build a Temple to God ? 
Was he a sinner? 

Does sin do us harm ? Rom. 7 : 23, 24. 
How was David punished for his sins ? 
How long did he reign ? 
Tell what Absolom tried to do ? 

Who was foretold to come from David's family? Isaiah 9:7. 11:1, 
Matt. 1:1. 21 : 9. Luke 2: 4. [Who is Christ?] 
What did David write ? 
What did the old King love to do ? 

Notes. Shepherd, one who tends sheep. Sling, an ancient weapon for throwing 
stones. Harp, a stringed instrument of music. Trust, faith, confidence, reliance. 
Zeal, an earnest wish to do good. Shield, a soldier's protection, carried on the arm. 
Spear, a pointed pole, a dart for attacking. Gath, a chief city of the Philistines, on 
the borders of the land of Judah. Pretended, feigned. Insane, weak, or unsound of 
mind. Sinner, a wrong doer. Repented, was very sorry and tried to do better. 
Reigned, ruled as a King. Foretold, said beforehand. Psalms, Hymns of the olden 
time sung to the music of the Harp etc. Palm Sunday, the day which teaches us of 
the final coming of Our Lord Jesus to Jerusalem, amid the waving of palms, and 
"Hosannas" of the people. Palm, a kind of tree, its branch an emblem of victory and 
joy. 



Lesson 22. — Easter Sunday. 
KING SOLOMON. 

Commit Isaiah 9: 6, 7. Read I. Kings 1—11. I. Chronicles 29 to 
II. Chronicles 9. 

THE STORY. 

Solomon was born when David his father was King. He 
was named Solomon because he would reign peacefully. From 
among his many sons, David, before he died, chose his son Solo- 
mon to be King after himself. He urged Solomon to be faithful 
to God. 



King Solomon. 



61 



He was crowned at eighteen years of age, and reigned for 
forty years. 

At first he obeyed his good father, but, on account of his 
Egyptian heathen wife, he gradually allowed the worship of 




Solomon's Judgment. 



idols. Yet Solomon loved the Lord and prayed for wisdom, to 
lead and judge the people in the true way. The Lord was 
pleased with such a prayer and made him the wisest of all men. 
As Solomon had preferred wisdom to riches, or honor ; God gave 
him vast riches and honor beside. He soon began to show his 



62 King Solomon. 

wisdom by great j udgments and sayings ; and he became widely 
famous and his kingdom very rich. In proof of his good judg- 
ment the following account is given. Two mothers came to the 
King; the one with a child that w r as dead, the other having a 
living babe in her arms, The one woman said: "We lived in 
one house, each with our child ; and in the night the child of 
this woman died while she slept. In the dead of night, finding 
her babe lifeless, she arose, took my child, laid it in her bosom 
and placed her dead child by me. In the morning I found that 
it was not my own son which was in my bosom!" But the 
other said: "No, the living is my son and the dead is thy son." 
So each claimed the child. The King commanded that a sword 
be brought, the living child be divided and half be given to 
each mother. The one womon now cried out: "O King! give 
her the child, let it not be slain V The other said "Divide it." 
Then the wise King told his servants to give the child to her that 
would save its life; for she was indeed its mother Was not 
that a wise decision? King Solomon and his men took the pre- 
cious cedar wood, stones, iron, brass, silver and gold ; gathered 
before by David, and for 7} years built a most beautiful Tem- 
ple to the Lord, in the city of Jerusalem, dedicating it with 
prayer. Here the Lord renewed the old Covenant, by promising 
blessings to those who faithfully loved Him and kept His Com- 
mandments, and threatening sorrow to those who hated Him 
and disobeyed His holy Law. 

Only a few enemies opposed Solomon and the kingdom 
spread and prospered. The King lived in a splendid palace and 
sat upon a high, gorgeous throne of ivory and gold. 

Kings and Queens came from far off lands to wonder at his 
honor, glory, riches and wisdom. 

But alas I when Solomon grew old he turned away his heart 
from God, and helped to serve idols. The Lord then foretold 
trouble in his son's reign. 

Afterward, let us hope, the King repented, left this wicked- 
ness behind him and turned back, to love and serve the Lord. 

Wise Solomon wrote some of the Psalms, and the Books of 
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Canticles (or Song of Solomon). 
At his death he was buried at Jerusalem. As he was peaceful, 
wise, sublime and glorious, Solomon is a type of Jesus, the 
"Prince of peace" and "Lord of lords." 



King Solomon. 63 

EEVIEW. 

Who was king when Solomon was born ? 
Why was he named Solomon? I. Chron. 22: 9, 10. 
Did David prefer his son Solomon to his other sons? 
Can you mention any other son of David ? 
How did David urge Solomon to live ? 
How old was Solomon when he was made King ? 
How long did he rule ? 
For what did the boy-king ask the Lord ? 
But what great sin did he allow ? 1st. Com, 
On whose account was it ? 

Was the Lord pleased with the prayer of Solomon ? 
What did the Lord give to Solomon ? 

How did he show his great wisdom ? See Kings 3 : 19 — 28. 
What came to Solomon along with wisdom ? 
Did Solomon build a great house ? 
Of what was it built? 
For what purpose was it erected ? 
How was it dedicated to the Lord? 
What is prayer? James 1 : 5, 6. I. John 3 : 22. 
What was the Covenant which God renewed with Solomon ? 
Does this Covenant still teach us our duty to God ? 
What is that duty ? Eccles. 12 : 13. 

But does God love the obedient because of their faithfulness or only 
for their works? Kev. 2: 10. 
How did He bless Solomon ? 
Was his kingdom great ? 
Tell how he lived. 

Which would you prefer, wisdom or riches ? Pro v. 4:7. 
Solomon committed a great sin ; what was it ? 
What was foretold ? What is repentance ? 
What parts of the Bible did wise Solomon write ? 
Where was he buried ? 
Is he a type of Jesus Christ ? Why ? 

Notes. Easter, the festival, commemorating our Lord Jesus' rising from the dead. 
Solomon, a name signifying "Peaceable." Peace, rest of mind and outward prosperity. 
Crowned, made a King, by having a royal diadem put on his head. Egyptian, be- 
longing to a land southwest of Canaan or Judea. (See Map.) Heathen, one who does 
not know, or love the true God. Gradually, step by step. Allowed, permitted. 
Prayed, asked of God. Wisdom, understanding, judgment. Preferred, chose. 
Riches, wealth. Honor, love, praise, fame, admiration. Dedicating, offering for a 
holy use. Renewed, made new or fresh again. Opposed, tried to stop. Throne, a 
royal and costly chair. Wonder, admire. Sublime, grand, noble hearted. 



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The Later Kings. 



Lesson 23. — The First Sunday after Easter. 
THE LATER KINGS. 

Commit Ps. 24: 9, 10. Bead I. Kings 11: 26 to II. Chronicles 36. 
CHKONOLOGICAL TABLE. 

B. C. 975. Behoboam becomes King, and ten tribes revolt. 



Kings of Judah, 
(and Benjamin.) 
B.C. 

975—958. Behoboam, 

958—955. Abijah. 

955—914. Asa. 

914—889. Jehoshaphat. 

889—885. Jehoram. 

885—884. Ahaziah.f 

884—878. Athaliah (Qu).f 

878—839. Joash.f 

839—810. Amaziah.f 

810—758. Uzziah. 

758—742. Jotham. 

742—726. Ahaz. 

726—698. Hezekiah. 

698—643. Manasseh. 

643—641. Amon.t 

641—609. Josiah.f 

609 Jehoahaz. 

609—599. Jehoiakim. 

606. Captivity in Babylon be- 

gan. 

599. Jehoiachin. 

599_588. Zedekiah. 

588. Kingdom of Judah de- 

stroyed. 

536. Beturn of Judah from 

Babylon. 



Kings of Israel, 
("Ten Tribes.") 
B.C. 

975 — 955. Jeroboam. 

955—953. Nadab.f 

953—929. Baasha. 

929—927. Elah.f 

927. Zimri.t 

927—918. Omri. 

918—896. Ahab.f 

896. Ahaziah. 

896—884. Jehoram.f 

884—857. Jehu. 

857—840. Jehoahaz. 

840—825. Joash. 

825—784. Jeroboam II. 

784—773. (Anarchy.) 

773. Zachariah.f 

773. Shallum.t 

773—763. Menahem. 

763—761. Pekahiah.f 

761—739. Pekah.f 

739_730. (Confusion.) 

730—721. Hoshea. 

721. The Captivity of the "ten 

Tribes" begins in As- 
syria. 

Note. Those marked f were slain. 



THE STORY. 

Solomon's son, Rehoboam, was cruel. So ten tribes rebelled 
and chose for their King Jeroboam an idolater. From this time 
there were two kingdoms until the "Ten Tribes" were carried 
away. The other kingdom of '"Judah" (and Benjamin) remained 
133 years longer. Every King of "Israel" was an idolater, and 
very wicked. Their evil acts punished them in many w T ays. 



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Some were lepers, some were slain. Twice there was no King. 
Thus the Lord permitted the evil to destroy itself. 

Shalmanezer, King of Assyria, came and took the kingdom 
of Israel from Hoshea and carried the nation away, never to re- 




Naaman healed. 

turn ; for the people were scattered. Hence they are often 
called the 'Ten lost Tribes" of Israel. Strangers took their land, 
ihe kingdom of Judah had many pious Eulers. Asa de- 
stroyed all idols, Jehoshaphat was a good man and a brave sol- 
dier In his days the prophets Elijah and Elisha lived, and 
.hlisha by power from God cured Naaman, the Syrian general, 



66 The Later Kings. 

of leprosy, telling him to wash seven times in the river Jordan. 
Joash was at first good, then evil. Amaziah was a worthy 
King. Uzziah was a leper, but he also did right. Jonathan 
too was faithful to the Lord. Hezekiah was a noble King, and 
defended Judah, when Shalmanezer carried Israel away. Josiah 
repaired the Temple, read the Law of the Lord, destroyed 
idolatry and kept the solemn Passover. Manasseh, an evil King, 
reigned longest. The later Kings of Judah were wicked men. 
At length, Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon came, took Jerusa- 
lem and carried captive to Babylon, the whole kingdom of 
Judah. Here the sorrowing people remained in bondage for 
seventy years. Then they were permitted by noble King Cyrus 
and others penitently to return under various leaders. Under 
Ezra and Nehemiah, (B. C. 455) the people rebuilt Jerusalem 
and the Temple. They remained in Judea and Galilee, and 
were subject to their own, or foreign princes till the coming of 
the Saviour ; and even to the destruction of Jerusalem by the 
Roman general Titus. (A. D. 70.) 

KEVIEW. 

How was Rehoboam related to David ? 

Under what King did ten Tribes revolt? And why? 

Had this been foretold? Less. 22. I. Kings 11 : 11—13. 

By what names were the two kingdoms known ? 

Who was the first King of the "Ten Tribes" or Israel ? 

Did he worship the Lord? Matt. 4: 10. 

Which kingdom continued the longer, Israel or Judah ? 

How much longer ? 

What may we say of every king of Israel ? 

Does evil punish itself? 

Mention how their sins were punished? Job 4: 8. Isaiah 57 : 20. 
Ezekiel 18: 4. 

How was the kingdom of Israel destroyed ? By whom ? 

What is that nation often called ? Who took the land ? 

Into what land were the "Ten Tribes" carried ? 

Had Judah any pious Kings ? Mention some. 

Two great prophets lived during the reign of Jehoshaphat, who were 
they? 

Who was Naaman ? How was he cured of his leprosy ? 

By whom was Judah defended against Shalmanezer? 

Whose reign was longest ? 

Were the later Kings good men ? 

What became of Judah ? 

Who carried Judah away? 



A Lesson in Review. 67 

How long was Judah in captivity at Babylon ? 
How and under whom did they return ? 
On their return what did they do ? 
In what way did they live? 
How long did they remain ? 

Notes. Later, those who came after, subsequent. Chronological, in the order 
of time. Revolt, a nation refusing to obey its rulers. Anarchy, disorder and no 
ruler. Confusion, misrule. Assyria, a powerful land and nation east of Israel, near 
the rivers Euphrates and Tigris. Babylon, one of the eldest cities of the world, the 
greatest then known. It was built on the river Euphrates and said to be 15 miles 
square, surrounded by walls and filled with gardens, palaces etc. Cruel, hard hearted 
and unkind. Rebelled, fought against their King. Idolater, one who serves idols. 
Lepers, persons afflicted with an incurable contagious disease of the skin from which 
they died forsaken as outcasts. Repaired, made good again. Bondage, slavery. 
Returned, came back. Rebuilt, built again what had fallen. Subject, obedient. 



Lesson 24. — The Second Sunday after Easter. 
A LESSON IN REYIEW. 

Commit Isaiah 52: 2, 3. Head Psalm 78. Hebrews 11 : 21 — 34. 
THE STORY. 

After Jacob's family (Israel) had dwelt in Egypt 216 years, 
the Lord raised up in Pharaoh's house, Moses, who set these 
poor slaves free. Ten plagues were sent upon Egypt who would 
not let Israel be free. Moses established the "Passover" feast, 
and, with Aaron his brother for High Priest with God, led the 
people away through the Red Sea. Moses also received the Ten 
Commandments on two tablets from the Lord, and set up the 
Tabernacle in the wilderness. 

Israel wandered with Moses for forty years in the wilder- 
ness. On the border of the "Promised Land," Moses died ; and 
Joshua led the people onward through the River Jordan. He 
also drove away the wicked Canaanites. He divided the land 
by lot among the twelve tribes. Joshua led Israel for twenty- 
five years. 

When he died, the people were ruled by Elders and Judges, 
chief among whom were Othniel, Eglon, Barak, Gideon and 
Samson the strong. During these 271 years of the Judges, Ruth 
came with Naomi to Bethlehem, and married the pious and rich 
Boaz. 



68 A Lesson in Keview. 

At the death of Eli the High Priest, Samuel, whom Eli had 
adopted and taught, became High Priest, Judge and Defender of 
Israel. Eli and Samuel ruled for sixty years. 

Samuel anointed the brave, tall and handsome Saul as the 
first King of Israel. Saul drove away the Philistines and reigned 
for forty years. Then David, Ruth's great grandson, who, as a 
boy, had slain the giant Goliath, was King. 

From his family the Saviour was promised to come. 

Solomon, the son of David, was a very wise, honored and 
rich King. With the wood, stone and metals gathered by his 
father, he built the beautiful Temple at Jerusalem. 

David and Solomon each reigned for forty years. 

Next came King Rehoboam, when ten Tribes turned away 
from the King of Judah and Benjamin, to make the new "King- 
dom of Israel." Every King of Israel was an idolater. The 
Kingdom of Israel continued for only 254 years, when the people 
were carried as slaves to Assyria and never returned. The 
Kingdom of Judah had some pious Kings and remained for 387 
years ; when Jerusalem w T as taken and the people were carried 
away to Babylon, for a captivity of 70 years in all. (B. C. 606 
to 536.) They then returned and held Jerusalem for 606 years, 
during which time the Saviour came and died for our sakes. 
At last Jerusalem was destroyed by the Roman Titus A. D. 70. 
The time from Jacob's coming to Egypt to the destruction of 
Jerusalem is 1795 years. 

KEVIEW. 

How long did Jacob's family dwell in Egypt ? 

How many tribes were there ? 

Whom did the Lord raise up to set the people free? 

Can you describe how he succeeded? 

What great acts did Moses perform? 

Who next led the people? 

Do you remember what good he did? 

Can you name any of the Judges? 

Who was the strong man ? 

Who lived at Bethlehem of Judea in those days? 

Who was the High Priest after Eli ? 

Which two persons did he anoint to be Kings? 

What wonderful promise was given to David ? 

Tell me something about Solomon and his acts. 

What sad parting happened in Relioboam's day? 

What kind of Kings did Israel have? 



MORDECAI AND ESTHER. 69 

How long did the kingdom of Israel last? 
How was it destroyed ? 

Can you state anything concerning the kingdom of Judah ? 
How long did it remain? 
What great trouble came upon it? 
What did the people afterward do? 
How long did they remain in Jerusalem? 
What happened in Jerusalem toward the end of this time ? 
• Who at last took Jerusalem ? 

How long is the period of our lesson ? 

Xotes. Received, took, accepted. Lot, choice by chance. Elders, older men, 
leaders and heads of families. 



Lesson 25. — The Third Sunday after Easter. 
MORDECAI AND ESTHER. 

Commit Pro v. 16: 18, 19. Bead the book of Esther. 
THE STORY. 

Some of the Jews never returned from Babylon. Among 
these was noble Mordecai, a Benjamite. He reared his orphan 
cousin Esther, a pious and beautiful maid. 

Vashti, the Queen of Ahasuerus of Babylon, was disobedient, 
so that the angry King sent her away. Then he chose Esther to 
be his Queen, because she was so fair and good. 

Mordecai, who sat at the Kings gate, heard two men plot to 
kill the King and saved his life by telling him of it. 

The King exalted Haman, an officer, to be his chief friend. 
Mordecai would not honor him, for he knew that Haman had a 
wicked heart. Haman hated Mordecai for this and bribed the 
King to kill every Jew on a certain day appointed by lot. The 
Jews heard the King's command with great weeping and distress. 

Esther, looking out from her window, saw the Jews go about 
sorrowing, and sent to Mordecai to know what it meant. 

After he had told her of the wicked Hainan's plan, she 
made a feast for the King and invited only Haman, the Jews' 
enemy. Haman was glad to be the only honored guest. In 
his hate of Mordecai, Haman made a gallows, on which he 
might hang him whom he so despised. 



70 MORDECAI AND ESTHER. 

That night the King could not sleep, so they read to him, 
from the records of his kingdom, the story of Mordecai saving the 
King's life. As a reward, the next day the King commanded, 
that Haman should lead the King's own horse for Mordecai to 
ride ; to show to all how the grateful King delighted to honor 
the man who had saved his life. At a second feast of Haman 
with the King, Esther told Ahasuerus that by the plot of Haman, 
she and all her Jewish nation must die. The King was very 
angry, Haman pleaded in vain for life. The King commanded 
that he be hanged in the place he had prepared for Mordecai; 
while Mordecai wore the King's ring of state and a costly robe. 

The Jews were saved by defending themselves. Ever since 
this event, on the same day of the year, a great feast has been 
kept, and called Purim, (lots,) because the Lord so wonderfully 
delivered the innocent people from destruction, and turned their 
sorrow into joy. 

REVIEW. 

Did all the captive Jews return to Jerusalem ? 
Of what tribe was Mordecai ? 

What was the name of his orphan cousin ? Describe her. 
What loving duty did faithful Mordecai perform ? 
What was Vashti's sin ? What became of her ? 
Are princes always to be trusted? Ps. 118 : 9. 
What is a plot? How did Mordecai save the King's life? 
Whom did Ahasuerus make his Queen ? 
Whom did the King raise to be his chief officer ? 
Why would not Mordecai honor Haman ? 
How did Haman feel toward Mordecai ? 
Was Haman revengeful ? How ? 
Is revenge a sin? Romans 12: 19 — 21. 
What great sentence passed upon all the Jews? 
How did the Jews hear this command ? 
What did Queen Esther see? 
What did she do ? 

To whom did she send an invitation to the feast ? 
What did Haman make ? 

A story was read to the sleepless King ; what was it? 
How did the grateful King at last honor Mordecai? 
What happened at the second feast of Haman with the King and 
Queen ? 

How did the King feel when he found what Haman had been doing ? 
What was the end of cruel Haman ? 
How was Mordecai honored? 



The Captivity and Later History. 71 

How were the Jews saved ? 

In honor of this event, what great annual feast do the Jews keep ? 
Why? 

What sins are shown by this lesson? 

Are there any noble actions related ? Ps. 103 : 4. 

Notes. Reared, brought up, trained. Orphan, deprived of parents. Plot, to 
plan mischief. Exalted, honored with a high office. Bribed, unlawfully, paid for 
a favor. Feast, a fine dinner. Guest, one invited to a festival. Gallows, a machine 
for slaying a man by hanging. Despised, thought little of. Records, true tales of 
the past. Grateful, thankful. Pleaded, begged, asked very earnestly. Vain, for 
nothing, to no purpose. Defending, driving back the attack. Event, occurrence. 
Occurred, happened, took place. Delivered, set free. Innocent, harmless, guilt- 
less. Destruction, ruin, death. Joy. happiness. 



Lesson 26. — The Fourth Sunday after Easter. 
THE CAPTIVITY AND LATER HISTORY. 

Commit Ps. 137: 1. Jer. 2: 13. Bead II. Kings, II. Chronicles, 
Ezra, Nehemiah. 

THE STORY. 

721 years before Christ (B. C), the idolatrous kingdom of Is- 
rael was, with Hoshea the last King, carried away by Shalmanezer 
the King of Assyria. Their land was filled and settled by 
strangers, idolaters, who were called "Samaritans". At that 
time Hezekiah was King of Judah. When Nebuchadnezzar be- 
came King at Babylon, B. C. 606, Jehoiakim, King of Judah, 
(who had been made to serve the King of Babylon,) rebelled. 
But the powerful King of Babylon sent an army and destroyed 
Judea, captured Jerusalem and took away many prisoners. He 
killed Jehoiakim, but made his son Jehoiachin to reign for three 
months. Nebuchadnezzar then came to Jerusalem, took the gold 
and furniture from the Temple of Solomon and carried away ten 
thousand people. He then gave the kingdom to Zedekiah, who 
reigned in his weak way till he also dared to rebel. Then Ne- 
buchadnezzar broke down the city walls and burned the holy, 
beautiful Temple of Solomon. He now carried all the people 
away to Babylon, and the seventy years of the "Babylonian 
Captivity," which began B. C. 606 continued till B. C. 536. 

Noble Cyrus became the King at Babylon and commanded 
the Temple at Jerusalem to be rebuilt. He sent back to Jeru- 
salem 42,000 Jews, with Zerubbabel B. C. 536, who rebuilt the 



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Temple. Ezra and a new multitude followed B. C. 468, and 
Nehemiah B. C. 455, who led another host, rebuilt the city wall. 
Tatnai and Sanballat, the Samaritans, were jealous and op- 
posed the Jewish builders, but could not hinder them. 




Rebuilding the Temple. 



Thus we see that the Lord permitted the Jews to be over- 
come, because they were sinful. They were ruled by Babylon, 
B. C. 588 ; Alexander the Great, B. C. 330 ; Egypt, B. C. 320 ; 



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74 The Captivity and Later History. 

Syria, B. C. 170; and Pompey of Rome, B. C. 63, until the time 
of our Saviour's birth. 

In the year 320 B. C. 100,000 captives were carried into 
Egypt. In 170 B. C. 40,000 were slain, the same number sold 
as slaves by Syrians, and the Temple was used for idolatry. But 
Judas Maccabeus, a hero, defeated the enemies, and Jonathan 
his brother was made High Priest. B. C. 163. 

Pompey, the Roman general, took Jerusalem B. C. 63, and 
in the year B. C. 49, Herod I, or "the Great," was sent by Rome 
to be King over Judea. He took and plundered the city, but 
afterward began to build up Jerusalem. 

In the year B. C. 31 Augustus Caesar became Emperor of 
Rome, and was ruling over King Herod and Judea when the 
little Babe, Jesus, was born at Bethlehem. 

EEVIEW. 

What was the sad end of Hoshea and wicked Israel? 

Had they broken any great commandment? 

How was their land settled? 

What were these strangers named? Luke 10: 33. 17 : 16. 

Who was then King of Judah ? 

What powerful King reigned in Babylon B. C. 606? 

Who rebelled against him? 

What did Nebuchadnezzar do to the city, the Temple and the 
people of Jerusalem ? 

To what city did he take the Jews? 

How long were they slaves? 

What was their slavery called? 

Who ordered the Temple to be rebuilt? 

Can you mention three men who led the people home to Jeru- 
salem. 

Who rebuilt the Temple? 

Who the city wall? Who opposed this? 

Could they stop the building? 

What nations conquered the Jews? Why? 

How many were carried to Egypt at one time? 

How many were slain and how many were sold into Syria at an- 
other time ? Who defended Judah ? 

By what Roman general was Jerusalem taken? 

To whom was the Kingdom of Judea given? 

What did he do to the city? 

Who was Emperor at Rome when Jesus was born? 

Notes. Settled, used as a home. Strangers, people from far away. Samari- 
tans, those who lived in the central part of the Holy Land, called Samaria, (the 
"mountain of watching") Furniture, articles needed for use in a house or Temple, 



The Temples of Israel. 75 

Captivity, slavery, bondage. Ordered, gave command. Jews, Judeans or those 
who dwelt in the Southern portion of the Holy Land, called Judea. Hinder, check, 
prevent, stop. Saviour, one who helps or saves the sinner. Plundered, seized, de- 
stroyed or carried off every precious thing. 



Lesson 27. — The Fifth Sunday after Easter. 
THE TEMPLES OF ISRAEL. 

Commit Habakkuk 2: 20. I. Corinthians 3: 16, 17. Read I. Kings 
6—8. II. Chron. 3—7. Ezra 3—6. 

THE STORY. 

The Tabernacle, (Less. 15, 16) remained at Shiloh until 
King David brought it to Jerusalem (Less. 21). After David 
had gathered the materials, King Solomon, in seven and a half 
years, (B. C. 1002 — 1004) built a magnificent and beautiful 
Temple in Jerusalem, to serve instead of the Tabernacle. It 
was made of three courses of great hewn stones, with cedar beams 
above ; all prepared before they were brought to the place, so 
that no sound of hammer, axe, or any tool was heard when the 
house was built. 

In a large enclosure w T as first the Porch, 36 feet wide, 18 feet 
deep, having as supports two large pillars, named "Jachin" ("He 
shall establish") and "Boaz" ("in strength"). Within great 
doors, covered with gold, was The Holy Place, 72 by 36 feet, 
walled and ceiled with carved and gilded cedar. Here, sup- 
ported on the backs of twelve bronze oxen, was a brazen Basin 9 
or Sea, holding 15,000 gallons of water. Here were also ten 
brazen Lavers on their ten Bases of brass, also a Table of Shew- 
bread, ten Candlesticks and an Altar of Incense, all of gold, be- 
side golden Bowls, Spoons, Censers, one hundred Basins and 
other measures. 

Within another door of cedar and a Vail was the Oracle, or 
Most Holy Place, 36 by 36 feet. Into this Oracle King Solomon 
and Israel brought the Ark of the Covenant and set it between 
tw T o great gilded Cherubim of olive w T ood. 

At the dedication by Solomon, "the cloud of the glory of 
the Lord filled the Temple/' and the "Shekinah" appeared. 

This splendid building stood perfect for 33 years only. 

Then Shishak, King of Egypt came and plundered it. 



76 The Temples of Israel. 

Later it was pillaged by Kings Hazael of Syria, Tiglath 
Pileser and Sennacherib of Assyria. 

It was destroyed B. C. 588 by Nebuchadnezzar. (Less. 26.) 

After the Captivity, B. C. 536 (Less. 26) Zerubbabel and 
Jeshua built a less elegant Temple. But no Shekinah appeared 
in it. Antiochus Epiphanes, a Syrian conqueror, disgraced, 
(B. C. 163) but Judas Maccabeus (B. C. 160) restored and puri- 
fied this second Temple. 

It was afterward greatly repaired and improved by King 
Herod, and the Jews added precious gifts for forty-six years, be- 
fore and during our Saviour's life. Into this Temple Jesus 
came. 

This building, often called "Herod's Temple," was burned 
by Titus, the Roman general, when he took Jerusalem A. D. 70. 

Besides the Temple at Jerusalem, the Jews in every place 
had houses of worship and instruction, called "Synagogues," and 
"places of prayer" on a hill top or the margin of a river. 

The Christian Church, made up of believing and faithful 
souls, is God's real Temple now, and each heart should be also a 
Temple in itself. 

REVIEW. 

Where did the Tabernacle remain? 
Who brought it to Jerusalem ? 
Who gathered the materials for a Temple? 
Can you mention some of these materials ? 
Who built the first Temple to the Lord ? 
How long was it in building ? 

What was strange about its erection ? I. Kings 6 : 7. 
Describe the Porch. Describe the Holy Place. 
What furniture was in the Holy Place? Matt. 27 : 51. 
Describe the Most Holy Place. 
What was placed within it ? 
What happened at the dedication? 
How long did the building stand perfect ? 
Who first plundered it ? 
By whom was it again plundered ? 

Who destroyed it ? Who built a second Temple ? When ? 
Who disgraced this ? Who restored it ? 
Who repaired it ? John 2 : 20. When was this ? 
Who made this Temple more holy than Solomon's by His presence ? 
Haggai 2: 9. Mark 11 : 15—17. 

What became of Herod's Temple ? 



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When did this occur ? 

What is now God's Temple ? Eph. 2 : 19—22. 

What should each heart be ? 1. Cor. 6:19. 

Notes. Materials, substances used in building a house. Magnificent, of great 
appearance, grand. Beautiful, worthy of being admired. Temple, a house and 
place kept from all worldly use for the worship of God ; a Church. Serve, to be use- 
ful. Courses, layers. Enclosure, a place shut in. Porch, an open-sided building, 
with a roof supported by pillars. Ceiled, finished as the top of a room. Bronze, 
made of copper or brass • brazen. Lavers, places for washing. Shewbread, bread set 
as a grateful sign of God providing for His people. Censers, vessels used for burning 
incense. Oracle, a secret place for God. Cherubim, figures of angels. m Perfect, 
complete. Pillaged, ransacked. Restored, refilled, renewed, put again into place. 
Believing, trusting, depending, knowing the truth. 



Lesson 28. — The Sunday after Ascension. 
THE PROPHETS AND THE TYPES OF CHRIST. 

Commit the titles of the books of the Old Testament. Bead 
Is. 53. Daniee 9. Zech. 9: 9—11. Mae. 3: 1. Acts 10: 42, 43. 

THE STORY. 

In the days of the Judges and the Kings certain pious 
persons were teachers of holy things. To many of these good 
men the Lord gave wonderful wisdom, [called " Inspiration"] to 
see and say beforehand what would happen. They were called 
"Seers, p or "Prophets." Their scholars were "Sons of the 
Prophets." The Prophets were sent by the Lord, to announce 
His blessing or warning to Juclah, Israel and even to the nations 
round about and to prove it by working great miracles. Some- 
times false prophets arose, who pretended to be inspired by the 
Lord. They were punished with death. Jesus often referred 
to the Prophets, and their grandest prophecies were concerning 
Him. Jesus is "the Prophet," or Teacher of all men, the very 
"Word made Flesh." 

Among the ancient Prophets may be mentioned Moses [died 
B. C. 1451], Balaam [1480, to whom the beast that carried him 
spake], Deborah, a prophetess [1291, who helped Barak], Samuel 
[1095, who was also High Priest], David [1015, who was also 
King], Elijah [896, who foretold drought, raised the widow's son, 
prayed and fire came from heaven to burn his sacrifice, divided 
the Jordan with his mantle, took leave of Elisha, and, like 



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Enoch went up to Jehovah (or the Lord), without dying; being 
carried away in a chariot of fire to heaven]. JElisha, [892, who 
received the mantle of Elijah and became his successor. He 
parted the Jordan with his mantle, purified the bitter water at 




Elijah and the Prophets of Baal. 

Jericho, was mocked by children who were killed by bears, 
prayed and obtained rain, multiplied the widow's oil, raised to 
life the son of the woman of Shunem, healed Naaman of his 
leprosy, anointed those who were to be Kings and performed 
many other wonderful works.] 



The Prophets and the Types of Christ. 79 

Many of the later Prophets also wrote Books of the Bible, 
probably in the following order : Jonah, [785, who was swallowed 
and cast up unhurt by a great fish.] Amos, [760 B. C] Hosea, 
[725.] Isaiah, [712, whose greatest prophecies relate plainly to 
Christ.] Micah, [710.] Nahum, [700.] Joel, [090.] Zeph- 




Elijah's Ascension. 



aniah, [630.] Habakkak, [590.] Jeremiah, [588, called the 
"weeping Prophet/'] Obadiah, [587.] EzeJciel, [57 4.] Daniel, 
[536, a statesman of Babylon, who was cast into a den of lions, 
without harm.] Haggai and Zechariah, [520.] Ezra, [456.] 
Nehemiah, [433.] Malachi, [397.] with whom prophecy ceased. 



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The Prophets and the Types of Christ. 



Of these, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel are called the 
greater and Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, 




Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zeehariah and Malachi the 
minor (or less) prophets. 



The Prophets and the Types of Christ. 81 

Types are the holy persons, places or things, that, having 
been commanded by the Lord and connected with His cove- 
nant, point to Christ and remind us of Him. 

And Christ is sometimes called the Antitype, because He 
is the One to Whom all Old Testament Types refer and point. 

Of such Types are the Ark of Noah, the Law, the High 
Priest and his Atonement, the Passover, the Paschal Lamb, 




Daniel in the Lion's Den. 



the Judge, the Prophet, the King, the Tabernacle, the Temple, 
and its Sacrifices of Sin Offering and Peace Offering (for omis- 
sions of duty), First-fruits, the water of purifying ; Light, In- 
cense, Bread, the Mercy-seat, Shekinah. Also the brazen Ser- 
pent, Shepherd, Patriarch, Leader, Advocate, Conqueror, Manna, 
Rock ; and such persons as Adam, Abraham, Melchizedek, 
Isaac, Moses, Joshua, David, Solomon, Jonah, etc. 



82 The Prophets and the Types of Christ. 

KEVIEW. 

Who were the Prophets? 

What great gifts were granted to some of them ? I. Peter 1 : 10^-12. 

What names were therefore given to them and their scholars ? 

I. Sam. 10: 10; 19: 20. 

What did the Lord often send them to do ? 

How could they prove that God had sent them ? 

How were false prophets punished? Deut. 18: 20. Jer. 27 : 15 — 17* 

II, Peter 2 : 1. 

Who often referred to the Prophets ? Compare Is. 42 : 1 — 4 and 
Matt. 12 : 18—21. 

About Whom were the grandest prophecies spoken? Ps. 16 : 8 — 11. 
22:18. 118 : 22. Is. 61 : 1, 2. Zech. 9 : 9. 

What title is therefore given to Jesus ? John 1 : 14. Acts 7 : 37. 

Can you mention the names of the Prophets? 

Can you tell me anything about Balaam ? Numbers 23 : 26 &c. 
Moses? Deborah? Samuel? Acts 3: 24. David? Ps. 110: 1 and 
Matt. 22: 44. Elijah? I. Kings 17: 1. Elisha? II. Kings 2: 9—13. 
Jonah? Isaiah? Jeremiah? Daniel? 

With whom did prophecy cease? 

Which are the greater prophets ? 

Which are the minor prophets? 

Did some of the prophets work miracles? Why? 

Who gave them this power? 

What are Types ? To Whom do they refer ? 

In what part of the Bible do you find Types ? 

What is Jesus called, as represented by Types? 

Can you mention some Types of Christ ? 

Do you see any reasons for comparing any of these Types with Christ ? 

Notes. Teachers, those who give instruction. Wonderful, astonishing. In- 
spiration, the "breathing" into man of Divine wisdom and power. Happen, take 
place, occur. Seer, one who sees the future. Announce, speak, or tell of. False, 
not true, or real. Referred, carried back in thought. Drought, dryness, want of 
rain. Mantle, a cloak. Chariot, an ancient carriage or car. Successor, one who 
takes the place of another. Parted, divided. Mocked, abused by ridicule, pretended 
to honor. 




PART SECOND. 



0>0<0 



THE NEW TESTAMENT. 







JtanfereUt Geographical JSetabUihmmt* 



Lesson 29. — Whit Sunday. 

PREPARATION. 

JOHN THE BAPTIST AND HIS MESSAGE. 

Commit John 1 : 6, 7, 8. Bead Luke 1 and 7 : 19—35. Matt. 14: 1—12. 

THE STOEY. 

While Caesar Augustus was Emperor of Rome, he appointed 
Herod to be King of Judea in his name. In the days of King 
Herod it fell, by lot, to a certain good and faithful old priest, 
Zacharias to burn incense at the Altar in the Temple and offer 
prayer at the set hour of prayer. While so doing, a glorious 
angel, Gabriel, appeared by his side and told him that his pious 
childless wife Elizabeth should bear a son ; to be named John. 
This son, said the angel, "shall go before the Lord/' like Elijah, 
to prepare the people to receive their Saviour. 

As a sign of this the mistrusting Zacharias was to be 
speechless till the child was named. The son, when born, was 
named "John," as the angel had said. The people asked, "What 
manner of child shall this be ? for the Lord is with him." When 
John was circumcised, Zacharias recovered his speech, and 
prophesied, saying, "Thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of 
the Highest." 

John grew to be strong in the Spirit of the Lord. He 
lived alone in the wilderness till he was about thirty years of 
age. Then, clad in a coarse robe of camel's hair, and girt 
with a leathern belt, the solitary man came forth to teach. 

His food was locusts and the honey made by the wild 
bees. Those who came to listen, he taught to be sorry for their 
sins ; and repenting, to be baptized by him at the Jordan, to 
show that they were both truly sorry for their evil hearts and 
bad lives; and also needed a Saviour who could take away 



86 John the Baptist and his Message. 

their sins. He taught and baptized the crowds that soon came 
out to hear him, so as to prepare the people for their coming 
Saviour. 

And when John at length saw Jesus, he said, "Behold 
the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world." 

Afterward John spoke against the great sins of King 
Herod, grandson of Herod the great, who had married his 
brother Philip's wife. For this the holy John was shut up 
in prison. Finally to please the daughter of Philip's wife, Herod 
sent and cut off the head of John the Baptist in the prison. 
John's disciples sadly took his body and buried it. 

The difference between John's baptism and Christian bap- 
tism is that John's baptism showed that all needed cleansing from 
sin and promised it unto them. Christian baptism is the cleans- 
ing of the Lord and the remission of sin. 

KEVIEW. 

What great Emperor and noted Kings are mentioned in our Lesson ? 

Do we speak of any priest ? Luke 1 : 5, 6. 

Can you describe him and Elizabeth his wife ? 

What was his duty at this time ? 

Should Christians have an hour of prayer ? 

Who appeared to Zacharias and what was his glad message ? Luke 
1: 13—19. 

What name was to be given to the child ? 

What sign was given to prove the message true ? 

Tell about the naming of John. 

What was the covenant act performed upon John ? Lesson 6. 

Did his father foretell anything about John ? 

How did John spend the greater part of his life ? Luke 1 : 80, 

When thirty years old what did he do ? 

Was he dressed with great splendor ? 

Upon what did he live ? 

Did many come to him ? 

Why did they come ? 

What did he tell them? 

What is it to repent? 

Should all repent ? Should they do this daily ? 

What did repenting show ? 

What did John also do to the people? Matt. 3: 1 — 3. 

Should not those who repent also try to live better? Is. 55: 7. 
Rom. 12: 9. 

Why did John baptize the people ? 

What is Baptism? See Catechism Part IV. 



John the Baptist and his Message. 



87 



Were you baptized ? 
What did John say of Jesus ? 
Was Jesus baptized by John ? Luke 3 : 21, 22. 
Of Whom did John bear witness ? John 3 : 28. 
Did John ever claim that he himself was Christ ? No ! John 1: 20-27. 
What did he declare about Jesus ? John 1 : 29. 3 : 31, 35, 36. 
Why was John imprisoned? 
How did he die ? For whose sake was it so ? 
What was done with his body ? Mark 6 : 21—29. 
What is the difference between John's baptism and Christian bap- 
tism ? 

Should all be baptized ? 

Notes. Emperor, the ruler over many lands. Hour of prayer, the time of 
daily worship. Glorious, bright and honorable. Appeared, came into sight. John, 
a name signifying "the Grace of the Lord." Prepare, make ready. Mistrusting, 
having but little faith. Speechless, silent, dumb. Manner, style. Recovered, 
gained again. Spirit, the Third Person of the Holy Trinity, the power of all the good 
in the world. Locusts, insects, used as food when dried, or parched by the poor. 
-Disciples, devoted followers, scholars, learners. 







The Annunciation. 



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The Coming and Childhood 



Lesson 30. — Trinity Sunday. 

THE COMING AND CHILDHOOD OF JESUS THE 

CHRIST. 

Commit Isaiah 9 : 6. John 1 : 14. Bead Luke 1 : 26 — 56. Matt. 
1: 18 to 2: 23. 

THE STORY. 

Joseph, a carpenter, and Mary, his promised bride, dwelt 
in Nazareth of Galilee. The angel Gabriel was sent to pioua 
Mary to say, that, like her cousin Elizabeth, a son would be 




The Angel-message. 

given to her. But Mary's child would be the "Son of God" so 
long promised. Joseph also, in a dream, received word that 
Mary's holy Child would be placed in his care as His foster- 
father ; and that he should name Him Jesus ; for He would 
save His people from their sins. 



of Jesus the Christ. 



89 



With other nations Augustus Csesar taxed all the Jews. 
Joseph and Mary, his future wife, went from Nazareth to Beth- 
lehem of Judea, for both belonged to the family of King David 
and must be taxed there. While in Bethlehem, being very poor 
and the inn crowded, they lodged in a stable. Here, as had been 
promised, the Christ-Child was bom. He was swathed and had 
a manger for His cradle. 

On that same night in a meadow near the town some 
shepherds were quietly watching their flocks, when lo ! a glorious 
amiel came to tell them that Christ the Saviour of the world 




The Adoration of the Shepherds. 

was born ! Then a multitude of angels were seen, singing "Glory 
to God in the highest and on earth peace good will toward men.' ' 

The shepherds soon ran to Bethlehem and found Joseph and 
Mary with the holy Child. They praised God and told many 
about their message. 

On the eigth day after His birth the Child was circum- 
cised and received His name Jesus, or "Saviour". When He 
was forty days old His parents went up with Him to Jerusalem, 



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The Coming and Childhood 



six miles away, to present Him to the Lord in His holy Temple. 
Here two pious old people, Simeon and Anna, foretold that this 
was the "Wonderful Child, Who would save all men." 

After the Child had been carried back to Bethlehem, wise 
men, called "Magi'\ led by a star, came from the East to Jeru- 
salem, asking King Herod and the Jews where they might find 
the new Child-King. The star again led them till in Bethle- 




The Presentation. 

hem they found Him. They offered to Him gifts of gold, frank- 
incense and myrrh. 

King Herod, hearing of all this, feared that this Child 
would grow and take away his kingdom. Joseph, warned by 
the Lord in a dream about Herod, took away from Bethlehem 
to Egypt the Child and His mother. Thus Joseph saved His 
life, for Herod sent and slew all the little children of Bethlehem, 
thinking that he would surely kill the new-born Child, Jesus. 



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At last Joseph and Mary came home to Nazareth with their 
little Son ; and Jesus grew up to help Joseph at his work, and 
was obedient and good. 

When Jesus was twelve years old, His parents took Him 
with them to Jerusalem, to the Temple, to have Him united with 
the Church. His parents, supposing Him with them among a 




Joseph warned by the Lord in a Dream. 

large company of friends and fellow travelers, started home- 
ward, and Jesus was left behind alone in Jerusalem. After 
three sorrowful days of seeking they found Him in the Temple, 
hearing and understanding the wise old teachers ; asking and 
answering questions with so great skill that all wondered at Him. 

KEVIEW. 

Mention who lived in Nazareth. Who was sent to Mary? 
Tell his message. How would Mary's child be called ? 
Had He been promised? Gen. 3 : 15. Is. 7 : 14. 
How did God speak to Joseph ? 



92 The Childhood of Jesus the Christ. 

By what name should Mary's Child be known ? 

What would Jesus do ? Matt. 1 : 21. 

Augustus Caesar gave a great command, what was it ? 

Did Joseph and Mary obey? 

To what place did they come? 

How did they lodge? Why? 

As they tarried there what took place ? 

Had this been promised ? Micah 5:2. 

How did they care for the little Child ? 

Tell what some pious shepherds in the fields heard and saw. 

Did the angels sing a beautiful hymn ? 

Can you repeat it ? Luke 2 : 14. 

Did the shepherds go to see the Child ? 

Were they glad to find Him ? 

What happened on the eighth day of Jesus' life ? Matthew 1 : 21. 
Luke 2: 21. 

To what great house was He taken when forty days old ? 

Did any one there prophesy concerning Him ? Luke 2 : 25 — 38. 

Who came to Jerusalem ? Matt. 2 : 1 — 12. 

Was Jesus in the city then? 

How were they led ? What did they ask ? 

To what place did the star again lead them ? 

Did they find Jesus? What gifts did they offer ? 

Why did Herod fear when he heard of this Child ? 

To what land did Joseph take Mary and Jesus ? 

What sad, rash act soon happened in Bethlehem ? 

To what town did Joseph at last return ? How did Jesus grow? 

What happened when He was twelve years old ? 

For what was He taken to Jerusalem ? 

What mistake occurred ? How long did they lose Jesus ? 

How were those days spent ? Was He found ? In what place ? 

Why did all the teachers wonder at Jesus ? 

Do you know why He was so wise ? Luke 2 : 41 — 52. I. Corinth. 
1: 24, 30. 

Notes. Incarnation, the act of becoming a human being ; taking a body. Trin- 
ity, Tri-unity ; or the title of the union of the Three Persons, Father, Son and Holy 
Ghost in one Godhead. Nazareth of Galilee, in Herod's day the Holy Land was 
divided into three parts, Galilee (North), Samaria (Centre), Judea (South), Nazareth 
was a despised town in the district of Galilee. Son of God, the second person of the 
Godhead, Who was promised to come to earth in human form to save man. Dream, a 
thought or idea during sleep. Foster-father, one who acts as a father for an adopted 
child. Jesus, a name meaning "God is Saviour." Augustus, the first or greatest Cae- 
sar, or Roman Emperor. He reigned for 44 years. Taxed, commanded to pay to the 
government. Bethlehem of Judea, a hamlet in the southern part of the Holy Land, 
six miles south of Jerusalem. Belonged, pertained to. Lodged, dwelt for a short 
time. Stable, a hut, (or perhaps better a cave) for sheltering cattle. Inn, a public 
house for travelers to tarry. Christ, a name signifying "The Anointed One." 
Swathed, wound in bands to ensure straight limbs. Manger, a trough for feeding 
cattle. Gifts, presents. Gold, the most precious metal then known; a sign of 
Jesus' kingly nature. Frankincense, a sweet resin burned in a censer ; a sign of 
Jesus' priestly office. Myrrh, a fragrant gum used in burial ; a prophecy of Jesus* 
death. Skill, knowing how to say or do a thing. 



The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus. 



93 



Lesson 3 1 . — The First Sunday after Trinity. 

CONSECRATION. 

THE BAPTISM AND TEMPTATION OF JESUS. 

Mark 1 : 



Commit I. Peter 3 : 13- 
1—13. 



-15. Head Matt. 3 and 4 : 1 — 11. 
Luke 3 : 21—23. 4 : 1—15. 

THE STORY. 



While John was teaching and baptizing, Jesus came down 
from Nazareth of Galilee, also to be baptized of John. Jesus 




John baptizing Jesus. 

was now about thirty years old. John would not at first baptize 
Jesus with his Baptism unto repentance and preparation. But 
the Lord Jesus showed that John's Baptism of Him pointed Him 
out as the Saviour, and consecrated Him for the work He would 



94 The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus. 

do. Thus He became an example to all who follow Him and 
thus He fulfilled His duty. 

Then John baptized Jesus ; and lo ! as Jesus prayed, the 
heavens opened and the Spirit of God came in the form of a 
dove, and rested on Him ; while the voice of God the Father 
said from above, "This is my beloved Son in Whom I am well 
pleased." 

The Spirit of the Lord now led Jesus into the wilderness 
of Judea. Here He remained for forty days having nothing 
to eat. Then Satan the tempter came to Him, urging Him to 
do what Satan wished, by changing the stones into bread; for 
Christ could do any-thing that He wanted to do, being the Son 
of God. But Jesus said to Satan : "It is written, Man shall 
not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out 
of the mouth of God." 

But Satan again tried to tempt the Lord. He led Jesus 
to Jerusalem, till they* stood upon a pinnacle at the top of 
the Temple. "If you are the Son of God," said wicked Satan, 
"as you claim to be, cast down yourself, for the word of God 
says He shall give His angels charge concerning thee, and in 
their hands they shall bear thee up ; lest, at any time thou dash 
thy foot against a stone." Jesus also said, "It is written, 
Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God." 

And Satan, the great enemy, tried even the third time to 
tempt Jesus by taking Him to the top of a high mountain, to 
show Him what a great world this is, with its kingdoms and 
glory; yet all lying in sin. "All these will I give Thee, if Thou 
wilt fall down," said the arrogant impostor, "and worship me." 
But Jesus overcame this last temptation by remembering the 
Word of God where it is written : "Thou shalt worship the Lord 
thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve." 

Then the devil departed ; and holy, heavenly angels came 
to minister unto Jesus, Who had now finished the trial of His 
power. 

Afterward Jesus returned to Galilee. 

KEVIEW. 

What was John the Baptist doing ? 

Who came to John to be baptized by him ? 

From what place did He come ? 



The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus. 95 

How old was He at that time ? 

Should all be baptized ? Matt. 28 : 19. Mark 16 : 16. 

Was John willing at first to baptize Jesus ? 

Why do you think he was unwilling ? 

How did Jesus explain John's duty to Him ? 

What would John's Baptism show Jesus to be ? 

What would it do to Jesus? 

What does "consecrate" mean? 

How is Jesus our example? Matt. 3: 15. 

Did John then baptize Jesus? 

A wonderful event now took place, what was it? 

Tell what was seen. Tell what was heard. 

How did the Holy Spirit chose Jesus from all others ? 

How many persons of the Godhead are here revealed ? 

To what place was Jesus now led ? 

How long did He there remain? 

What was strange concerning His life in the wilderness ? 

Did any-one come to Him there ? 

How was Jesus first urged to yield by Satan ? 

Can Jesus do all things? 

How did Jesus answer Satan ? Deut. 8:3. 

Who is the Bread of life for us ? John 6 : 48—50. 

Could not Jesus have lived forever without eating ? 

Can we live forever without Jesus and His Truth ? John 15:5. 

How did Satan again try Jesus ? What is it to tempt ? 

On what did they now stand? 

What did the devil, (Satan) ask Jesus to do? 

How did he prove his request? Ps. 91 : 11, 12. 

Does God love those who abuse the Bible to help a bad cause ? 

Could Jesus conquer Satan again ? Why ? 

How did He do it ? Deut. 6:16. 

By the use of what Book may all temptation to sin be overcome? 

Did Satan offer Jesus a third temptation ? How ? 

How did the Son of God grandly overcome and defeat the adversary ? 
Deut. 6 : 13. 10 : 20. 1st Com. 

As the Lord Himself has taught us, what should we pray concerning 
temptation? 

At Satan's departure, who came to attend the Lord? 

To what country did Jesus later return ? 

Notes. Consecration, setting one apart, by God's command, for a holy work or 
use. Baptism, the Sacrament of Regeneration and Adoption, which admits the be- 
liever to the Covenant of Grace with God. Temptation, trying the strength of one's 
faith or virtue. Preparation, making ready. Example, a pattern. Fulfilled, 
did what was promised. Spirit op God, the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the 
Trinity. Form, the shape, or appearance. Beloved, well thought of. Pleased, 
satisfied, or contented. Remained, stayed, dwelt. Tempter, one who tries to destroy 
our virtue. Pinnacle, a high place on the roof of a building. Claim, to declare one's 
possession of a thing. Kingdoms, lands and people ruled by Kings. Arrogant, proud 
selfsufiicient, contemptuous. Impostor, a deceiver with a false claim. Devil, 
(slanderer) man's great enemy. Minister, serve, wait upon, do good for another. 



96 Our Lord Teaching 

Lesson 32. — The Second Sunday after Trinity. 

INSTRUCTION ^.NI> INSTI- 
TUTION. 

OUR LORD TEACHING AND SENDING FORTH HIS 
DISCIPLES. 

Commit Acts 1: 1 and 2. Kead Matt. 10: 1—11. 13: 1-23- 
Mark 6: 7—13. Luke 6: 12—19. 

THE STOEY. 

Jesus Christ our Lord, soon after His Baptism and Temp- 
tation began to teach the people about God His Father and Him- 
self, the Son of the Father. He came from Heaven to save all 
those who are sorry for their sins, turn from their wicked ways 
and in faith join His Kingdom called the Church. 

He often taught them of heavenly things by a story of natural 
things. Such a story is called a "Parable." Many of Jesus' 
parables are recorded in the Bible. For instance, He told of a 
sower scattering seed ; some on the trodden path, where it was 
crushed by passing feet or eaten by birds ; some on stony ground, 
where it was soon dried up ; some on ground full of thornroots, 
where it w T as choked ; and some on good ground, where the seed 
soon took root, sprang up and brought forth fruit ; thirty, sixty 
and even a hundred times what was sown. 

People's hearts are the ground and the seed is the living 
truth taught by Jesus. Worldly hearts, like the beaten path, 
reject Jesus and His words and will not believe Him. Stony 
hearts pretend to learn and obey ; but grow tired and soon cease 
from trying to serve Jesus the Sower. Others, like the thorny 
places, try to have both good and bad in their hearts, till the 
bad ways outgrow the good and the words of Jesus are for- 
gotten. Others are like the good soil, for they believe what Jesus 
teaches, and try to understand His parables, open their willing 
hearts to receive the truth and try to keep on in doing right as 
the Lord has told them. 

The holy Master and Teacher soon gathered many friends 
and learners, called "Disciples," who went with Him from place 
to place to hear His precious words of wisdom, to learn how 



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to pray, and to be taught about everlasting life in the Kingdom 
of Heaven by union with Himself. 

Once Jesus went up to a mountain spot, and continued all 
night in prayer with His Father. He then chose twelve of His 
disciples, whom He named "Apostles," and gave them command 




Jesus Teaching His Disciples. 

to go forth to teach of Him, and to gather in and baptize the 
people of the world for the Church of Christ. Jesus also gave 
special powers to the Apostles of speaking, of healing the sick, 
of casting out evil spirits that vexed the people in those days 
and of bringing back the dead to life. By this they could 
prove that God was with them. They went forth everywhere, 



98 Our Lord Teaching and Sending His Disciples. 

though not at first to the Samaritans, because those people were 
not yet ready (willing), to receive the truth about Jesus. 

The twelve Apostles were Simon, called Peter, and his brother 
Andrew ; James and his brother John ; Philip and Nathanael 
(or Bartholomew) ; Levi, called Matthew ; Thomas ; James (the 
Bon of Alphseus, sometimes called James the less) ; Thaddeus 
(or Lebbseus, or Judas) ; Simon (called the zealous), and Judas 
Iscariot (who was a traitor to Jesus). 

These Apostle-disciples the Lord Jesus sent forth two and 
two. He helped them and they were very useful in establishing 
the Church. 

EEVIEW. 

Was Jesus a teacher ? Matt. 22: 16. John 3 : 2, 

About what did He teach? 

For what did He come from Heaven ? 

What is a parable ? How did Jesus use parables ? 

In what Book do we find them ? 

Can you mention one? Matt. 13: 3 — 8. 

How many kinds of ground are spoken of? 

How are these like people's hearts ? 

Should not each have a good heart ? 

Which must be taken away to make the heart good ? 

What is like the precious seed ? 

What is more precious ; a seed, or the truth ? 

Which is best in the end, virtue or sin ? 

Are there not sometimes found hypocrites and traitors even in the 
Church? 

Is one mentioned in our lesson ? 

How should good hearts receive Jesus' words ? 

Whom did our Lord gather to Himself? 

Why did the disciples follow Jesus ? 

What solemn act of worship did Jesus once perform ? 

After this what did He do? 

How many did He chose ? 

Why did He chose them ? 

What did He call them? 

How did He help these first missionaries ? 

In Whose name and by Whose authority alone could they teach 
and heal? 

Why did they not at once go to the Samaritans? 

Can you mention the names of the Apostles ? 

Did any of them ever heal the sick, cast out devils or raise the dead ? 
Acts 3 : 1—8. 5 : 15, 16. 9 : 34—41. 16 : 16—18. 

How were they sent out ? Eph. 2 : 20. 



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Notes. Instruction, the filling of the mind with facts. Institution, establishing, 
causing a thing to stand on a firm foundation. Lord, a Master. Church, the King- 
dom of Christ. Heavenly, like the Lord and His angels, sinless, pure, holy. Para- 
ble, a story of natural things to explain spiritual facts. Crushed, broken and de- 
stroyed by grinding. Choked, checked or stopped in growth and life. Tired, weary. 
Understand, to have a clear knowledge of a thing. Gathered, collected. Learn- 
ers, those who seek instruction. Everlasting, able to endure forever. Continued, 
stayed, remained, unchanged. Apostle, (sent out) a missionary, one whom Jesus sent 
to teach and baptize in His name. Special, particular. Evil spirits, demons, bad 
spirits that filled the minds of men with evil. Prove, to show the truth of a fact or 
saying. 



Lesson 33. — The Third Sunday after Trinity. 

ACTION. 

THE MIRACLES OF JESUS. 

Commit St. John 20 : 30, 31. Bead St. Matthew 8 : 23 to 9 : 35. 
THE STORY. 

Jesus went about with His disciples from city to city in the 
Holy Land, in order to teach the people that He is indeed the 
Son of God having power to forgive sins and to lay down His 
life and take it again. He came to save the souls of all men, by 
the sacrifice of His own life for their sakes. He loved and 
blessed little children, and took them into His arms. 

In order to prove that He was the Son of God and that 
His teaching was true and perfect, He performed miracles. 

A miracle is a wonderful act done not by the laws of Na- 
ture, but above Nature by the direct power of God. 

The miracles which Jesus did show us that He had power 
over, (1.) Nature ; as for example, turning the water into wine 
at the marriage feast in Cana of Galilee ; filling the nets with fish, 
feeding the multitudes with a few loaves and fishes, calming the 
storm etc ; (2.) the Body of man ; as when He made the blind 
to see, the lame to walk, the weak to be strong, the deaf to hear, 
the lepers to be cleansed ; (3.) the Soul of man ; for He drove 
out evil spirits and forgave the sins of men ; (4.) the Life ; by 
causing the dead to live again. All these He did to show that 
He was Christ the Son of God ; Who could forgive sins and save 
our souls, if we will believe in Him. 

For instance, as He was teaching at Capernaum, by the Sea 
of Galilee, Jairus, a certain ruler of the Synagogue, whose twelve 



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year old daughter lay dying, came, humbly to ask Jesus to go 
home with him, and make his child well. 

Jesus went. So did His disciples and a crowd with them. 

On the way, a poor woman in the company, who had been 
ill for twelve years, came behind Jesus and touched His cloak. 

So great was her faith in Jesus that she had said to her- 
self: "If I can only touch the hem of His garment I shall be 
well." She was made well at once. But Jesus, Who knew all 







The Marriage in Cana. 

things, turned and asked, "Who touched Me?' ' The disciples, 
who saw the crowd, said, "All the people are pressing Thee." 
But the thankful woman came, trembling and bowing down, and 
told the Lord of her act. Jesus said to her, "Daughter, thy faith 
hath made thee whole, go in peace.' ' 

As He said this, a sad messenger came, to tell Jairus that 
his daughter was dead. It seemed in vain to ask Jesus for help 
now. But Jesus came into the house of the ruler, and, taking 



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the parents with Peter, John and James, He said to the little 
girl as He took her hand in His : "Maiden, I say unto thee, 
arise." And the daughter did rise and live to the joy of all, and 
was well. So they gave her something to eat. 




The Draught of Fishes. 

Such were the beautiful works of power and love done by 
our dear Lord and Master, Jesus Christ ; Who went about con- 
tinually and Whose praise spread abroad into all that land. 

REVIEW. 

Why did Jesus go with His disciples from place to place ? 

What great special power did He have ? 

Of what benefit was it to men that He laid down His life? Matt. 
28: 18. 9:6,7. John 10 : 17, 18, 

How did Jesus prove His power and Divine nature ? 

Can you tell what a miracle is ? 

By Whose presence and power alone can a miracle be performed ? 

Tell me, over what four parts of the present order of things did 
Jesus display His power. 



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Can you mention any miracles over Nature? The Body? The 
Soul? The Life? 

Can Jesus, Who did these miracles, also save us ? 
Why were they done? 1. John 1:1. 4: 2. 
What is our great duty to Him ? Matt. 11 : 28—30. 
For instance, where was Jesus teaching by the Sea ? 
What Sea ? Who came to Jesus ? 
Had he a title ? But how did he ask Jesus? 
What trouble had Jairus? 




Feeding the Multitude. 

Did he ask a favor of Jesus ? What ? 

Did Jesus go ? Did others go ? 

In the crowd, who came behind Jesus ? 

What had she been ? What did she do ? 

How did she reason to herself? 

Was she made well? But what did Jesus do? 

How did the disciples speak of the matter ? 

And what did the woman do? 

Did Jesus tell her why she was made well? 



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What beautiful words did Jesus use ? 
In what spirit could the trembling woman depart? 
What sad message came to Jairus ? 
What was hopeless now ? But did Jesus go away ? 
What did He do ? Whom did He take with Him ? 
What did He do and say to the little girl ? 
What was the result? 
Ought we and all men to believe in Jesus? 
What was Pie continually doing ? 

What shall we have, if we believe in Him ? John 20 : 31. 
Did His fame spread abroad in that land ? 

Should not we do good for Jesus as well as believe in Jesus? 
James 2 : 18. 

Notes. Action, deeds, works. Holy Land, the land where our holy Saviour 
lived. Sake, benefit, advantage. Performed, did, worked. Laws, rules, principles 
that govern. Nature, the world with its powers. Multitudes, many people crowded 
together. Calming, quieting. Cleansed, made pure, or sound. Capernaum, a 
town by the Sea of Galilee, which the Lord Jesus made "his own city," Matt. 9 : 1, after 
the people of Nazareth had cast him out. Luke 4: 16, and 28, 29. Rulers of the 
Synagogue, wise and faithful Jews having charge of the synagogue. Garment, a 
cloak, robe, or mantle. Messenger, one who brings a message, or news. In vain, to 
no purpose. Parents, the nearest of kin ; father and mother. 



Lesson 34. — The Fourth Sunday after Trinity, 

MANIFESTATION. 
THE TRANSFIGURATION OF JESUS. 

Commit St. John 1:5. I. John 1: 5. Read St. Matt. 17: 1 — 13. 
St. Mark 9 : 2—13. St. Luke 9 : 28—36. 

THE STORY. 

One of the most wonderful of all Jesus' acts on earth is that 
which is called His Transfiguration. It showed that though He 
was truly a man, He was also truly the Son of God. Doubtless 
it took place on the eve of the Sabbath day. Jesus took Peter, 
James and John to the top of a high mountain, to pray. While 
there, His whole appearance became beautiful and splendid. 
His face shone as the Sun, and His garments were as bright as 
the light for whiteness. Also there were seen Moses, the Law- 
giver, and Elijah the Prophet. Both these men had of old 
pointed to Christ Jesus, and now, in the glory of Jesus' presence, 
they spoke of His death for sinful man, soon to be fulfilled at 
Jerusalem. 



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The disciples were dull with sleep, but, rousing up at 
this great sight they saw the Lord before them with Moses 
and Elijah. 

After the Law-giver and Prophet appeared, Peter said : 
"Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us make here three 
resting places, for Thee, for Moses and for Elijah." He could 




The Transfiguration of Jesus. 

not think of any better thing to say, than to ask to make booths 
that all might remain. 

But while he spoke, a bright cloud came and covered 
them, and the voice of God the Father said from the cloud : 
"This is My beloved Son in Whom I am well pleased ! Hear 
Him." 

The disciples, full of fear, fell on their faces to the earth. 



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But Jesus came and touched them, saying : "Arise and be not 
afraid." 

They looked up and saw only Jesus their Lord. The 
vision was ended. And the next day, as they came down from 
the mountain, Jesus gave them command not to speak of this 
great sign of His being the Son of God, till He was risen from 
the dead. For the people could not yet believe such great 
things as this event concerning Him. So the disciples kept this 
sight to themselves, wondering what Christ could mean by His 
rising from the dead. 

KEVIEW. 

Mention one of the most wonderful of all Jesus' acts. 
What do you think "transfigure" means? 
Does His Transfiguration teach us anything about Jesus ? 
When did it doubtless occur? 
Whom did Jesus take with Him to a mountain ? 
For what solemn duty did they go ? 
During their stay what happened ? 

Describe the change in the appearance of Jesus? St. John 1 : 14. 
W r ho also appeared? 

What title is given to Moses ? Less. 13 and 14. Why ? 
What title does Elijah have? W T hy ? See Less. 28. I. Kings 17 
to II. Kings 2. 

Of Whom had these men before spoken ? 

Of what did they now specially speak ? 

Where was this to be fulfilled ? 

Was not this also a prophecy ? 

In what condition were the disciples at this time? 

Rousing up, what great sight did they see ? 

Did Peter speak ? What did he say ? 

Why did he say this? 

While he spoke what came and covered them all ? 

Whose voice was heard ? What was said ? 

Does this teach us anything concerning Jesus ? 

Had these words ever been heard from heaven before ? Less. 31. 

Should we give attention to the words of Jesus? II. Peter 1 : 16 — 18. 

What effect had the voice upon the disciples ? 

But Who came to them ? 

What did He do and say ? 

Looking up Whom did they see ? 

When did they come from the mountain ? 

What command did Jesus give them ? Why ? 

Did the disciples obey ? 

But concerning what did they wonder ? 

Do you not believe that Jesus is the Son of God ? 



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If you compare the vision of the Voice, the Christ, and the Cloud 
have you not a beautiful sign of the Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy 
Ghost ? 

Notes. Manifestation, a showing, or making plain. It is the same as the Greek 
word Epiphany. Transfiguration, the change in the appearance of a "person ; the 
shining of the glory of God through the person of Jesus. Appearance, the look, 
outward form, or view presented by a person. Splendid, brilliant, glorious. Law- 
giver, one who received and read God's law for men. Glory, honorable brightness. 
Presence, the nearness of a person to you. Jerusalem, the Capital City of the Jews ; 
established by King David upon Mts. Zion, Moriah, Acra and Bezetha ; containing the 
Temple, Palace, Towers, Homes and many buildings; all within great walls. Rousing, 
awaking, starting up. Booths, temporary houses, often made of boughs. Sign, proof 
token. Risen, having come up, Event, that which took place, a result. Mean, in- 
tend, have in mind. 



Lesson 35. — The Fifth Sunday after Trinity. 
PASSION. 




THE SUFFERINGS AND DEATH OF JESUS. 

Commit Isaiah 53 : 4, 5. Bead Matt. 21 : 1—27. 24: 1—42. 26. 27. 

Mark 11 to 15. Luke 19 : 28—48. 21. 22. 23. John 

12 to 19. I. Cor. 11: 23—25. 

THE STOKY. 

Jesus, though the Son of God, came into this world to die 
for sinners, so that by giving Himself to all who will believe His 
word and take Him as their Saviour, He might grant eternal 
life. 

On the Sunday before the Festival of the Passover, Jesus 
rode triumphantly as a King, yet meekly, into Jerusalem, while 
a great multitude strewed the way with garments spread out, or 
waved branches of palm. Going into the Temple, Jesus found 
there those who bought and sold oxen, sheep, doves and ex- 



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changed money for greedy gain. He drove all these away from 
His Father's "House of Prayer." 

The jealous Jews hated Jesus because of His power. Dur- 
ing the last week at Jerusalem, our Master taught His disciples 
many things both by parable and advice ; and told them that 
Jerusalem would be destroyed. 

The Chief Priests now laid plans to kill the loving Jesus, 




SMITH ffffOS FJl/LA. 



Jesus Enters Jerusalem. 

Judas Iscariot was bribed to betray Him in a dark and lonely 
hour. 

When Thursday evening was come, the Passover supper 
was made ready. Jesus set an example of humility, by washing 
the feet of the disciples. He pointed out Judas as the traitor, 
w r ho, soon after, went away. At the eating of the Passover, 
Jesus took bread and, giving thanks to God, broke it, and gave 
it to each, saying : "Take, eat, this is My body, which is given 



108 The Sufferings and Death of Jesus. 

for you." "This do in remembrance of Me." Also, at the close 
of the Supper, He took the cup of thanksgiving and, blessing 
God, handed it to them, and said : "Drink all ye of it ;" (and all 
drank of it,) "for this cup is the New Testament in My Blood, 
which is shed for you," and the many souls of all the world, 
"for the remission of sins." Thus instead of the ancient Jewish 
Passover, our Lord established a new Supper of Life for Christ- 
ians to keep. 




The Lord's Supper Instituted. 

After the Supper they talked, prayed and sang a hymn 
together. The disciples then followed their Master out of the 
city, to "Gethsemane", a garden on the Mount of Olives. Here, 
while waiting for His enemies, Jesus was engaged in prayer; 
so earnest, that "His sweat was, as it were, great drops of blood 
falling down to the ground." 

It was about midnight when Judas led the soldiers of the 
jealous High Priest to this spot ; and kissed Jesus, to show the 



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men which was his Master. They took Jesus, bound Him and 
carried Him away to Annas, an old High Priest. Then, early 
in the morning of the day now called "Good Friday/' they led 
Jesus to Caiaphas, the High Priest that year. The disciples fled 
away. The Sanhedrim, or Jewish High Council met very early, 
and judged the holy Jesus guilty and worthy of death. Then 
the people mocked Him. 

They now led Christ Jesus to Pontius Pilate, the Roman 




Jesus before Annas. 

Governor, to ask him to agree with their jugdment and to 
order that Jesus be put to death, while Judas repenting, came 
and threw back to the Chief Priests their bribe-money, and went 
and put himself to death by hanging. 

Pilate wished to set Jesus free, he sent Him to Herod, 
King of Galilee, who was then in Jerusalem. But Herod sent 
Him back to Pilate for another trial, and neither could find any 
fault in Him, save that He said He was the "King of the Jews,'' 



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though His Kingdom was not of this world. At last, to please 
the Jews, Pilate gave orders to scourge Jesus and finally deliv- 
ered Him to be crucified with two thieves. After being mocked, 
by having to wear a crown of plaited thorns and a soldier's faded 
scarlet robe, He was led out of the city gates to a place called 
"Calvary/' and crucified between the two thieves, on a cross, to 
which His hands and feet were nailed. Over His head they 




Jesus before Pilate. 

put this writing: "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the 
Jews/' Even on the cross He was mocked by those who passed 
by. His mother, Mary, w T ho stood with others at the cross 
weeping, He gave into the care of His disciple John. He 
prayed for His enemies : "Father forgive them, for they know 
not what they do." 

While Jesus was dying, darkness spread over the earth, 
from noon until three in the afternoon. Then it was that 



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Jesus bowed His holy Head and died; for man, the creat- 
ures sin. 




The Crucifixion on Mount Golgotha or Calvary. 

At once, the Vail of the Temple was rent from top to bottom « 
1 here was a great earthquake, and many, who had been dead 



112 The Sufferings and Death of Jesus. 

arose, and were seen in Jerusalem ! The Roman captain, when 
he saw all this, said : " Truly this was the Son of God I" 

The soldiers, finding Jesus dead, pierced His side ; and from 
it came both blood and water. The body of Jesus was taken 
down by Joseph and Nicodemus, wrapped in linen and laid in 
a sepulchre, or tomb cut in a rock ; till the great Passover Sab- 
bath (Saturday), was past. They rolled a great stone before the 
doorway. Afterward the Chief Priests sent a guard to the 
sepulchre, to seal the stone and to watch, lest the disciples, taking 
His body away, might claim that He had risen from the dead. 

KEVIEW. 

For what purpose did the Son of God come into this world ? John 
12 : 27, 33. Kom. 6 : 23. I. Tim. 1 : 15. 

On the Sunday before the Passover, what took place? Ps. 24 : 7 — 10. 
Zech. 9: 9. 

Can you tell why the Jews kept the Passover ? Less. 14. 

Describe what Jesus did in the Temple. 

What did Jesus during the week at Jerusalem ? 

How did the Priests plan to take Jesus ? 

What did Jesus on Thursday evening? St. John 6 : 51. 

What did He say? 

To what garden did He go ? 

Where was it ? Who came there ? 

How did Judas betray Jesus? 

To how many Judges, or trials, was Jesus led ? 

What became of Judas? 

Who gave consent at last to the death of Jesus ? 

Because of what claim ? 

Can you describe the death of Jesus ? 

Did any strange events take place at His death ? 

How did they care for His body after death ? 

Who watched His tomb? 

Where was He buried? 

Notes. Passion, endurance. Sufferings, pains, or distresses felt. Triumph- 
antly, like a conqueror. Strewed, scattered about. Oxen, etc., animals sold for 
sacrifices. Exchanged. Foreign Jews and others, desiring to make an offering for the 
Temple, must do so only with Jewish coin. These men exchanged money at a small 
charge. Advice, counsel. Betray, be an enemy, though seemingly a friend. Hu- 
mility, lowliness of mind. Washing the feet, cooling and cleansing the travel-weary 
feet of another was a very refreshing service, though a most lowly one. Traitor, one 
who proves false to a friend. Bread, the unleavened wafer of the Passover. Body, 
that which contains the Life. Eemembrance, a reminder. Cup, the wine used at the 
Passover feast. New Testament, a new inheritance, or testifying of the Love of God. 
Blood, that which was shed in atonement ; for the cleansing of sin. Remission, send- 
ing away. Supper of Life, the holy Sacrament of the Altar, the Feast in which the 
believer receives life and salvation [Catechism Part V]. Hymn, a psalm, or Jewish 
song of praise. Mount of Olives, a lofty hill East from Jerusalem where were gar- 
dens and olive-trees. High-Priest, [Lesson 13, 15,] he who now possessed this honor 



The Rising of Jesus from Death. 113 

claimed it for one year only ; and had no true right to it. Sanhedrim, the high Court 
of seventy Priests, Elders and wise men, sitting in a circle, presided over by the High 
Priest. Pontius Pilate, the Roman, governing in Caesar's name, over Jerusalem. 
Herod, Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee, who slew John the Baptist; [Lesson 29,] 
Luke 13: 32. 23: 7— ll ; son of that Herod who destroyed the children of Bethlehem 
[Lesson 30,] King of the Jews, that spiritual King that had been promised to the 
Jews. Ps. 24: 7. 110: 1. [Lesson 30,] Scourge, to whip with cords. Crucified, 
nailed to a cross to die. Thieves, those who had stolen. They were punished in 
those days by death. Robe, a cloak, or shawl. Scarlet, of a red color, such as Kings 
wore. Calvary, [the rounded "place of a skull,"] a spot, outside the walls of the city, 
[Levit. 4,] where criminals were put to death [Golgotha]. Cross, two posts, or timbers 
crossed on which the condemned man was nailed or tied, planted in the ground like a 
T, or an X. Forgive, pardon, take away ill will. Rent, torn [Lesson 15 and 27,1. 
Earthquake, a shaking of the ground. Pierced, thrust through [as with a spear]. 
Blood and Water, a proof that both the pericardium and the heart itself were 
wounded. Sepulchre, a cave, or room cut in the rocks, and used for burial. A stone 
rolled at the doorway was sealed with clay. Seal, to fasten clay, or mortar between 
the door and tomb, so that no unnoticed person could disturb the tomb without leaving 
proof of the act. 



Lesson 36. — The Sixth Sunday after Trinity. 

RESURRECTION. 

THE RISING OF JESUS FROM DEATH. 

Commit John 14: 19. I. Cor. 15: 20, 21. Bead Matt. 28 : 1—15. 
Mark 16: 1—13. Luke 24 : 1—49. John 20 : 1—23. 

THE STORY. 

The next day after that on which Jesus died was the great 
Passover Sabbath. So the good women Mary of Magdala, 
(called the "Magdalena",) Joanna, Mary, Salome and others, 
after having bought fragrant spices, waited till the holy day was 
past ; and then, very early, even before the dawn of Sunday, 
they went forth from the city to prepare the Lord's body for its 
true burial by wrapping spices about it with linen. On the way 
to the sepulchre, the women reasoned how they might roll aside 
that great stone, which Mary Magdalene and the other Mary 
had seen the men roll before the door. 

But they did not know that a glorious angel of the Lord, 
whose face was like lightning, had come down from heaven and 
rolled back the stone, while the watchers trembled and sank down 
to the earth for fear ; then fled to the city and told the Chief 
Priests what they had seen. The Chief Priests bribed the watch- 
ers to say that the disciples had stolen away the body of Jesus 
while they slept. 



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The Eising.of Jesus from Death. 



At sunrise the pious women stood at the sepulchre and saw 
that some one had rolled aside the stone. Mary Magdalene, 
thinking that the Lord's body had been carried away, ran to tell 
Peter and John of this, while the other women waited at the 
empty tomb. 

Meanwhile, they enter and find, not the body of Jesus, but 
two bright angels who say to the frightened women "Fear not.' ' 
"Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth which was crucified ; He 



is risen, 




The Women at the Sepulchre. 

He is not here. "See the place where He lay," and "tell His 
disciples to go unto Galilee." "There shall ye see Him." 

With great fear and joy they now also ran to tell the dis- 
ciples the good news of their Master having risen from the dead. 

Hearing the news, Peter and John came running to the 
sepulchre, and entering saw the linen of our Lord's burial laid 
in order. And they believed and departed wondering. Once 
more Mary Magdalene drew near to the sepulchre ; when she 



The Rising of Jesus from Death. 115 

also beheld two angels, and soon after a person, Whom she sup- 
posed to be the gardener, Who said: "Whom seekest thou?" 
Weeping, she said : "They have taken away my Lord and I 
know not where they have laid Him." She begged to know, if 
He had taken the Body, and where it was, that she might find 
it and lay it gently away. It was Jesus Who spoke, and He 
now called her by name "Mary" ! 

Then she knew Jesus and cried with joy "My Master!" 

Some of the women, going to tell the disciples of the angels, 
also met our risen Saviour, Who saluted them, saying, "All 
tail" ! 

But when they told these things to the disciples all seemed 
to them as idle tales. They believed them not. But Peter 
also saw Him. 

That same day, as two of the disciples sadly left Jerusalem 
for Emmaus, they were overtaken on the way by the Lord. They 
knew Him not. He talked, walked, reasoned, and at the village 
sat down with them; then they knew Him just as He was break- 
ing the bread of the Supper. As they knew Him, He vanished, 
and when they, hastening back to the place in Jerusalem, w T here 
the disciples were very secretly gathered, declared that Jesus 
was indeed risen from the dead, Jesus Himself stood in their 
midst and said to all: "Peace be unto you." He breathed on 
them and said: "Receive ye the Holy Ghost." "As My Father 
hath sent Me, even so send I you." The disciples rejoiced to- 
gether. Now they had indeed seen the risen Lord ; and they 
knew that He had power over death as well as over life ; and 
could raise up all the dead, at the last day, to judge them for the 
deeds done in the body. They were justified in believing in 
One Who could rise from the dead. 

KEVIEW. 

On the Friday before what great day was Jesus crucified ? 

What did good women buy ? 

Can you name some of them ? 

Why did they wait ? 

How early did they begin their work of burial of the Lord's body ? 

Of what did they speak on their way to the sepulchre ? 

But of what vision did they not know ? 

How did the watching soldiers behave when the angel came ? 

Tell me the appearance of the angel. 



116 The Rising of Jesus from Death. 

What did the Chief Priests command and pay the soldiers to say ? 

Could they have seen all this while asleep? 

What commands of God were therefore broken ? 8th and 10th. 

At sunrise of Sunday, what did the pious women find ? 

Who at once ran to tell Peter and John? 

As the others enter the sepulchre, do they find the body of Jesus ? 

But whom do they see ? 

Did the angels tell them a glad message ? 

Tell me what it was. 

What did the women now do ? 

What did Peter and John find when they came ? 

Did they believe that Jesus was risen ? 

How did they depart? 

Who came again to the sepulchre ? 
• Whom did she see ? And what did she suppose ? 

Did the Man ask anything ? How did she answer ? 

For what did she beg ? Who was it Who spoke ? 

Did Mary at once know Jesus ? 

What did she call Him ? 

Who first therefore saw Jesus after He was risen from the dead ? 

Who also met Jesus ? How did He salute them ? 

How did the disciples receive the glad news ? 

Who also saw Him? 

Can you relate how, on that same day, the Lord appeared to two 
disciples ? 

As soon as they knew Him what did they do ? 

How did they find the other disciples ? Why ? 

As the disciples spoke of Jesus' Resurrection, Who appeared among 
them ? What did He say ? 

Tell what great gifts of power they were to receive ? 

What great mission were they to fulfill ? 

How did the sight of the Lord affect the disciples ? 

What great facts does His Resurrection prove ? 

Notes. Saturday, the seventh day of the week, the Jewish Sabbath or day of 
rest. Magdala, a town on the West shore of the Sea of Galilee. Spices, herbs and 
gums, such as aloes and myrrh. St. John 19 : 69. Sunday, the first day of the week, 
dedicated by heathens to the worship of the Sun; but kept by the Christians as the 
Lord's day for worship, instruction and rest. Burial, the Jews wrapped the body of 
the dead in linen, laying spices etc. in the folds, then placed the enfolded body in a 
rock-cut-sepulchre or tomb. Reasoned, consulted together. Trembled, quaked with 
nervous fear. Watchers, guards. [It was death to a Roman sentinel to be found 
negligent of duty, or sleeping at his post.] Empty, not containing anything* 
Frightened, made to fear, or be dismayed. Gardener, one having the care of a 
small piece of ground. Begged, humbly asked. "All hail," a salutation meaning 
"Rejoice". Overtaken, caught up to, in the way, by another. Emmaus, a small 
village of Judea, probably 1% miles N. W. from Jerusalem. Vanished, disappeared 
from sight. Hastening, ever hurrying with new zeal. Secretly, in quiet, at time 
or place unknown by others. Holy Ghost, the Comforter, the Third Person of the 
adorable Holy Trinity. Rejoiced, were exceedingly glad. 



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Lesson 37. — The Seventh Sunday after Trinity. 
ASCENSION. 
THE DEPARTURE OF JESUS. 

Commit Philippians 2: 9—11. Bead Matt. 28 : 18—20. Mark 16 . 
19—20. Luke 24 : 44—53. John 20 : 30—31. Acts 1 : 3—12. 

THE STORY. 

Our blessed Redeemer and Lord, Jesus Christ, often showed 
Himself alive to His disciples after His rising from the dead. 
He appeared to seven while they were fishing in the Sea of 
Galilee, and He also met them on a mountain of Galilee as He 
had appointed. 

He remained visibly on earth among men for forty days. 
He gave the apostles authority to go in His Name and teach 
all who would hear and learn to believe in Jesus. They were 
therefore to baptize the people in the name of the Father, and of 
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, as a proof of faith in the heart 
and of God's welcome of believing penitents into the Church. 

And He opened their minds to understand how the Law 
of Moses, the words of the Prophets and the Psalms were 
written chiefly to foretell Him, Jesus the Saviour of men. 

Once more He met them at Jerusalem and commanded 
them not to depart from that city, until the promised 
" Comforter/ ' the Holy Spirit sent by the Father should come 
unto them with power from on high. Then they would become 
witnesses for the Lord Jesus in Judea and in Samaria and to the 
utmost parts of the earth. 

Jesus at length led His disciples out from the city as far as 
to Bethany. Here, while they looked upon Him lifting up His 
Hands as a priest to bless them, He was Himself lifted up and 
parted from them, going into heaven, and a cloud hid His dis- 
appearing Form from their last steadfast look. 

But when their glances fell to the earth, lo ! beside them 
stood two angels, who said : "Men of Galilee, why stand ye, gaz- 
ing up into heaven ? This same Jesus, Who is taken up from 
you into heaven, shall so come in like manner, as ye have seen 
Him go into heaven/' 



118 The Departure of Jesus. 

Glad because they had been permitted to see the ascension 
of their Lord, our Saviour, the disciples came back to Jerusa- 
lem and were daily found in the Temple, worshipping God and 
preaching of Jesus the Christ, Whom they had known, loved 
and seen at last go up to heaven, to sit in glory with the Father 
forever ; to plead for all those sinners who repent and call upon 
Him and to prepare a home for all who are saved by His power 
and mercy. 

KEVIEW. 

Did Jesus ever show Himself living after the day of His rising from 
the dead? To whom? 

How did He appear to seven of them ? 

Again where did He meet them ? 

Had He promised this? 

How long did He visibly remain on earth after His resurrection ? 

What authority did He give to the apostles ? 

Of what were they to teach the world ? 

Also, what sacramental act were they to perform ? Matt. 28: 19. 

What is Baptism ? 

Of what is Baptism a sign ? 

Into what does it welcome us ? 

In Whose Name is it done ? 

How did the Lord help the minds of His disciples ? 

For what were the Law, Prophecies and Psalms chiefly written ? 

What glorious title do we give to Jesus ? 

Did He die to save all or only a few ? John 3 : 16. 

Where did He once more meet them ? 

And what did He command? 

Who would come unto them? 

What would He bring unto them? 

What would they then become? 

How far would they bear their witness of Jesus ? 

To what little town did Jesus at length lead His disciples ? 

What took place there ? Into what place was He going ? 

What caused Him to be seen no more ? 

Who however stood by the disciples as they gazed ? 

What did these messengers say ? 

What is an angel? Heb. 1 ; 14 

What glorious promise did they give ? 

Will the same Jesus ever come again ? 

Why were the disciples glad? 

To what city did they return ? 

In what place were they daily found ? 

How were they occupied? 

Why did they preach about Jesus? I, John 1 : 1 — 3. 



120 A Lesson in Review. 

Why had Jesus gone to heaven? John 20 : 17. 

What will Jesus do for those sinners who repent and call upon 
Him ? Eom. 8 : 34. I. John 2 : 1. 

Is there a place in heaven for you ? John 14 : 2. 
By Whose power and mercy alone can we be saved ? 

Notes. Ascension, the going up of Jesus to heaven, exaltation. Kedeemer, He 
Who Drought us into forgiveness and salvation, by paying His innocent sufferings and 
death. Appointed, set to do a certain work. Visibly, in a way that can be seen. 
Baptize, faithfully and officially to apply water to a believer in the Name of the Holy 
Trinity. [See Luther's Catechism, Part IV. the Sacrament of Regeneration]. Comforter, 
One who supplies relief. WiTNESSES,*those who speak of what they have seen or 
known. Judea, the Southern part of Palestine in the time of our Lord, the country 
around and South of Jerusalem, abounding in hills and valleys, plains and wilderness. 
Bethany, a village probably 15 furlongs East of Jerusalem situated on the Mount of 
Olives. Disappearing, passing out of sight, vanishing. Steadfast, fixed, constant. 
Glances, looks, glimpses, sight. Men of Galilee, the disciples were nearly all from 
Galilee, [fishermen etc.] the Northern district of the Holy Land. Gazing, steadily 
looking. Preaching, proclaiming, teaching. Loved, admired. 



Lesson 38. — The Eighth Sunday after Trinity, 
A LESSON IN REYIEW. 

Commit II. Peter 3: 18. Read Matt. 9: 25. 27. Acts 1: 1—12. 

Romans 8. 

THE STOKY. 

The sinful Jews were carried captive to Babylon. Some, 
like Mordecai, Daniel and Ezekiel never returned. Esther, 
Mordecai's fair cousin, became Queen of Babylon, and saved her 
people from threatened destruction. During the seventy years 
of the Babylonian Captivity (B. C. 606-536), and after the return 
of many to Jerusalem and Judea, prophets arose and spoke of the 
Coming One, Jesus the Messiah, and all the holy Types ; officers, 
persons, places, things, reminded the people of Him. 

Solomon's great Temple, which took the place of the Taber- 
nacle, and which was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar, was rebuilt 
by Zerubbabel. King Herod afterward repaired it. Hence it 
is called "the latter Temple." It was burnt by the Roman gen- 
eral Titus A. D. 70. 

The Jews obeyed their own princes or at times foreign 



A Lesson in Review. 121 

masters from the return to the Holy City, until at Bethlehem 
the Babe Jesus was born of the virgin Mary. Shepherds of 
Judea and Magi from the far East came to worship the new born 
King. Herod sought to kill the Child. Joseph and Mary took 
the Infant to Egypt lest Herod should find and slay Him. 
Afterward they returned to Nazareth and piously attended the 
yearly Passover at Jerusalem, taking the child Jesus at His 
twelfth year to be received into the fellowship of the Jewish 
congregation. Here He was lost by His parents three days, but 
found in the Temple among the doctors of the Law. 

Jesus the Lord grew to become a holy man. Before He 
began His work of teaching and saving, God sent a faithful fore- 
runner John the Baptist, who led the people to repent and con- 
fess how greatly they needed a Saviour. 

Then Jesus, the Son of God and son of man, came and 
was also baptized by John, while the blessing of God the Father 
and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him. 

Not long after, John was slain by wicked King Herod. 

Jesus now began to teach the people, by parables, (as the 
sower, the lost sheep, the prodigal son etc.) of Himself and of 
His Kingdom ; and showed, by working great miracles, (heal- 
ing the sick, blind, deaf, lame, raising the dead etc.) that He 
truly was God in man. He did many wonderful works, mani- 
fested His glory by His Transfiguration, gathered many dis- 
ciples, whom He made His followers (the Church), and sent 
forth twelve of them with power as apostles, to teach their 
fellow-men of Him. At last, after triumphantly entering Jeru- 
salem (yet in a lowly way), and instituting the Holy Supper of 
His Body and His Blood, He was seized by the Jews and Romans 
and after a forced trial, crowned with thorns and crucified be- 
cause He said He was "Jesus of Nazareth the King of 
the Jews," as the writing put upon His cross declared. 

But the dear Saviour suffered death for us, and paid the 
debt we owed to God on account of our sins. 

So, after He lay in the tomb, — on the third day He rose 
from the dead : for forty days often stood visibly among His dis- 
ciples ; then blessed them and went to Heaven, to sit as Judge of 
the quick and the dead, with the Father in glory everlasting. 



122 A Lesson in Review. 

He shall come again from thence to receive all the true church 
unto Himself and to separate forever the wicked and the good. 

REVIEW. 

A sad fate fell upon the Jews, what was it ? Did they return ? 
Mention some who did not. 
Tell of Esther, and how she saved the Jews ? 
Of Whom did the Prophets speak ? 
What are Types? Of Whom do they remind us ? 
Tell what happened to the Temples of Israel. Haggai 2:9. 
How long was it from the return of the children of Judah till the 
Birth of Jesus ? 

Where was Jesus born ? Who was His mother ? 

Who came to see and worship Him ? 

Who sought to slay Jesus? 

In what places did Jesus live ? 

What befell Him once in Jerusalem ? 

Who was Jesus' fore-runner? 

What did He to Jesus? 

Is it needful now to repent of sins ? Acts 2 : 38. 

Can you tell anything of the wonderful life of Jesus? Matt. 17 : 5, 12. 

What is a parable ? Mention one. 

What is a miracle? Mention one. 

What were His followers called ? 

What do His followers constitute ? 

What great Supper did our Lord establish ? 

How did He die? 

What great event took place after His death and burial ? 

Why did Jesus die ? 

What accusation was nailed with Him on the cross ? 

Did the disciples see Him after His rising from death ? 

What did they lastly see Him do? 

Why will Jesus come again ? 

Notes. Queen, the highest female ruler in a kingdom, wife or widow of the King- 
Threatened, promised as punishment, or danger. Messiah, the Hebrew word for 
Christ, or "the Anointed." A. I)., an abbreviation for "Anno Domini," Latin for "In 
the year of the Lord." Foreign, of a different nation. Princes, chief rulers. Magi, 
wise and holy men, probably from Persia, priests. Herod, the Herod who slew John 
the Baptist was called Herod Antipas, he was son of Herod the King of Judea at 
Christ's Birth, and was tetrarch of Galilee. He was a cruel and immoral man. Safety, 
the condition of being free from all danger. Doctors, old teachers, or scribes well 
versed in the law of Moses. Saving, taking from harm or destruction. Fore-runner, 
a messenger, going on before to announce the coming of a King. Confess, speak out 
the truth. Holy Supper, "the New Testament Passover-Feast." The Sacrament 
of Strengthening. Catechism Part V. Forced, unjustly compelled, or unwillingly 
impelled, in a constrained or unfair way. Quick, those now living. I. N. R. I., the 
initials of the Roman writing on the cross; (I)esus (N)azarenus (R)ex (I^udaeorum, 
" Jesus the Nazarene King of the Jews." See picture on page 111. 



The Coming of the Holy Spirit. 123 

Lesson 39. — The Ninth Sunday after Trinity. 
THE COMING OF THE HOLT SPIRIT. 

Commit I. Corinthians 12: 3, 4. Bead Joel 2: 28. John 15 : 26, 27. 
16 : 7—14. 20 : 21—23. Acts 1 : 4—8. 2 : 1—47. 

THE STORY. 

The Third Person of the Holy Trinity is the Holy Ghost. 
When Jesus went away from His disciples into heaven, He 
promised that the Holy Ghost, (or Spirit) would soon come to 




The Outpouring of the Holy Ghost. 



them, while they tarried in Jerusalem. He spoke of the Holy 
Spirit as the "Comforter" and the "Spirit of truth." 

At the Baptism of Jesus, the Spirit had appeared in the 
form of a Dove. He would come to the disciples to strengthen 



124 The Coming of the Holy Spirit. 

their faith in the truth, and help them bravely to teach of Christ 
to all men. It is the Spirit Who convinces us of our sin, leads 
us to Christ and puts into our hearts the power of Christ ; so 
that, at the day of judgment, we may be saved, when Satan and 
all the ungodly shall be cast out, to die forever. 

The Lord gave the disciples authority to speak of God's 
warnings and punishments, and of His promises and rewards. 
This is sometimes called the "Power of the Keys." But God 
alone can punish, or reward forever. 

At Pentecost, according to Jesus' promise, the disciples were 
filled with the power of the Holy Ghost. They were in Jerusa- 
lem, ten days after Jesus ascended ; and, as they sat together, 
there came to them a sound as of a rushing wind ; while divided 
flames, like fire, appeared and settled down upon each one. 
They were all inspired with new courage and every disciple 
began to speak in a new language, as the Spirit gave him power. 
"When the multitude of Jews heard this, they were much sur- 
prised, and tried in vain to explain it. This was the act of God, 
as Joel the prophet had said. 

Then Peter and the other apostles boldly stood up and spoke 
to all men of this strange thing, and of Jesus, Whom the Jews 
had wickedly crucified ; but Whom God had raised up, and Who, 
being the Son of God in man, had ascended to heaven. 

Many, hearing these words, asked what they should do. 
Peter said : "Repent, every one, and be baptized in the Name of 
Jesus Christ." Then about three thousand believing souls were 
added to the disciples. 

BE VIEW. 

Name the Third Person in the Holy Trinity ? 
Whom had Jesus promised to send to the disciples ? 
Did Jesus give Him two beautiful names ? 
Had the Spirit appeared before ? 
For what would the Spirit come? 
What is the work of the Holy Spirit ? 

Tell what is the object of the Holy Spirit's work ? I. John 5 : 11, 12. 
What authority was given to the disciples ? 
Has this power a name? Matt. 16 : 19. See Catechism. 
But Who can alone open or close heaven by forgiving or retaining 
sins ? Matt. 9 : 6. Mark 2 : 7. 

A great event took place at Pentecost, what was it ? 
Can you describe the event ? II. Peter 1 : 21. 



Persecution and Imprisonment. 125 

By what was each soul filled ? 
How did each disciple show the power of God ? 
Did this surprise the Jews? 
Did they try to explain the matter? 
But Whose act was this? 
Which prophet had said so? Joel 2 : 28, 29. 
And what did Peter and the rest do? 
To whom did he speak? About what? 
Had the Jews done wrong to Jesus ? 
How did God overcome the evil work with good ? 
Where was Jesus now ? 

How long after His resurrection did He ascend to heaven ? 
How long after His ascension did the Holy Ghost fill the souls of 
the apostles and others ? 

How long after Easter is Pentecost ? 

How did this affect many ? 

What great duty did Peter urge ? 

Can you tell me what it is to repent ? 

What is Baptism? 

How many believers were added that day to the Church ? 

Notes. Strengthen, to make more powerful. Convinces, proves very clearly. 
Judgment Day, the day, when, at the end of the world, Christ will separate the 
believers from the wicked. Matt. 16 : 27. 25 : 31. Mark 6 : 11. 8 : 38. Acts 1 : 11. 
II. Thes. 1:7,8. II. Peter 2:9. 3:7. Authority, the right to act in the name of 
another. Power op the Keys, the power to open for, or close from men the door of 
blessings of the visible Church. Pentecost, the fiftieth day after the Passover, cele- 
brated as the festival of the giving of the Law to Moses, and the living in tabernacles 
[tents], in the Wilderness. It is sometimes called the feast of [7] weeks. In honor of 
the Coming of the Holy Ghost it is called by Christians, Whitsunday, [i. e. Whitesun- 
day, white being the emblem of purification.] Inspired, moved by the Spirit of God 
to act, or speak. Courage, bravery, absence of fear. Power, ability to do, or endure. 
Amazed, very greatly surprised, filled with wonder. Boldly, in a daring manner. 



Lesson 40. — The Tenth Sunday after Trinity. 
PERSECUTION AND IMPRISONMENT. 

Commit I. Corinthians 15: 57, 58. Bead Acts 4 and 5. 

THE STOEY. 

The Priests and other Jewish leaders were offended at the 
apostles' teaching about Jesus and His Resurrection. They 
talked with the Captain of the Temple, who made Peter and John 
their prisoners. The next day, when the Priests and rulers 
were gathered in the great Council, Peter and John were brought 
to them for trial. 



126 Persecution and Imprisonment. 

The Council asked the apostles by what right they preached 
and healed the sick ; (for God gave them power to perform 
many miracles in Jesus' Name.) Peter said that it was by the 
command and Name of Jesus Christ that all these things were 
done. The Stone, which the builders (Jews) refused, was" the 
chief of the Church. Not Peter, but Christ is the Head of the 
Church. We can be saved only in Jesus. 

The Council dared not punish the good apostles, but could 
only warn them and forbid them to teach the people the Name 
of Jesus. But Peter said we must speak of Jesus, Who was so 
wonderful. 

They went away, praising God that they were safe ; con- 
tinued their good work of preaching and doing marvellous 
miracles ; and great numbers of the sick were healed. Multi- 
tudes of believers were added to the Church. 

The angry High Priest and those with him now sent and 
again made the apostles prisoners. But that night the angel of 
the Lord opened the prison, brought the innocent apostles forth 
and said : "Go speak again in the Temple of salvation in Jesus." 

Next morning the Council sent to the prison for their 
captives. But though the prison was shut the apostles were 
gone. 

Soon word came to the High Priest and the Captain that 
the apostles were again preaching in the Temple. Again there- 
fore they were seized and taken to the High Priest. Then Peter 
said : "We ought to obey God rather than men, and we must 
bear witness of Jesus." 

Now there was in the Council an old teacher, named 
Gamaliel. This wise and well known doctor stood up and 
warned the Jews, saying : If this is only man's work, done by 
these men it will come to nothing ; but if this work of the 
apostles be of God, you cannot overcome it. Let them alone. 
To fight against God is no gain to man. 

Calling the apostles, they beat them, forbade them once 
more to teach the rejected Name of Jesus and again let them 
go. The apostles departed, glad that they were counted worthy 
to suffer shame for Jesus' sake. So, daily, in every place, they 
taught their fellow men of the holy Saviour. 



The Deacons, Stephen and the Persecution. 127 

REVIEW. 

At what were the Jewish leaders offended ? 

How did they show their enmity ? 

To what great meeting were the apostles brought ? 

About what were they examined? 

Had God given them great power ? 

In Whose name were all their good works done ? 

To what is Jesus beautifully likened ? 

What comparison did Peter make between the Church and a 
building ? 

Is Peter the Head of the Church? 

But Who alone can be ? 

Can we be saved by any other Name than that of Jesus ? 

In what way did the Council act in this matter ? 

How did Peter reply ? 

Did they continue to teach and heal the people ? 

Were many led to believe in Christ ? 

What did the angry rulers do ? Who visited the prison ? 

How did the angel wonderfully help the apostles ? 

What did he command ? 

For whom did the Jews send to the prison on the next day ? 

Did they find them there? Tell where the apostles were." 

Whose command were they obeying ? 

Were the apostles again seized ? 

How did Peter explain his duty ? 

Who was in the Council ? What did he say ? 

What did the Council then do ? 

How did the apostles depart ? 

Did they neglect their holy duty? 

Were the apostles glad only because they were free, or rather because 
they were permitted to serve and suffer for Jesus' sake ? 

Notes. Offended, displeased, affronted. Council, the sacred Sanhedrim, com- 
posed of 70 High Priests, Elders and Scribes. It was the highest court of the Jews. 
Rejected, cast aside. Shame, disgrace. 



Lesson 41. — The Eleventh Sunday after Trinity. 
THE DEACONS, STEPHEN AND THE PERSECUTION. 

Commit Eomans 12: 11 — 14. Bead Acts 6 to 8: 4 

THE STORY. 

Matthias, a pious disciple was given, by lot, the place of 
the traitor Judas. The Church at Jerusalem was now grown 
large and strong. There was a general distribution daily, from 



128 The Deacons, Stephen and the Persecution. 

a common fund, to all the poor. Some of the Grecian widows 
were neglected and not cared for. And the apostles soon found 
that they could not properly attend to the public preaching of 
the gospel and prayer and to the supply of food to the poor. 

They now called the Church together and suggested that 
seven honest and holy men should be chosen to attend to the 
business of caring for the poor. 

These men being selected were called "Deacons" ; and were 
set apart, as officers to care for the work of the Church, with 
prayer and the laying on of the apostles' hands. 

Among the seven Deacons Stephen was the most distin- 
guished. He not only zealously cared for the poor and sick, 
but was full of faith and power ; so that he wrought great mira- 
cles among the people. 

But Stephen was caught by the Jews and carried away to 
the Council. Here he earnestly spoke to all concerning Christ 
and cried out that he saw a vision of heaven and Jesus. Then 
the cruel Jews ran upon him, led him out of the city and killed 
him by casting stones upon him. As he was first to die for 
Christ he is called the first "martyr''. Poor, forgiving Stephen 
as he died, prayed "Lord, lay not this sin to their charge." 
Among those who stood by, and saw this riotous act, was a young 
man named Saul. Pious men carried Stephen to his burial and 
greatly mourned for him. 

The persecution now became greater. The Church at Je- 
rusalem was scattered abroad. Philip, of the Deacons, went 
preaching of Christ to the city of Samaria. The people gladly 
heard him because of the miracles w 7 hich he did. At last Sama- 
ria was ready to believe in Jesus. 

Saul made great trouble in Jerusalem, going everywhere 
and committing to prison every one whom he found believing 
in Jesus Christ. 

KEVIEW. 

Do you remember what became of Judas Iscariot? Less. 35. 

Who filled his place among the twelve apostles? 

Had the Church prospered ? 

What good work was done daily? 

But did any neglect occur? 

Could the apostles do fully all the work that they had to do? 

How did they propose to arrange the difficulty ? 



Philip Teaching Samaria and the Eunuch. 129 

Tell what was done. 

What were the selected men called? 

How many were they ? 

How were they ordained, or appointed ? 

Of the deacons who seems to be the foremost ? 

How was he useful? 

Did trouble befall him ? How ? 

Before whom was he taken? Less. 35 and 40. 

Tell what took place in the Council. 

How did they treat poor Stephen at last? oth Com. 

Mention the title now given to him. 

What was his last act ? Was not this like Jesus ? 

For whom did he pray? Matt. 5: 43, 44. 

Who witnessed Stephen's death? 

How was Stephen buried? 

Can you tell what great trouble now arose ? 

Had it any effect upon the Church in the holy city ? 

To whom did Philip go? 

How was he received ? And why? 

Had Samaria before refused the gospel of Jesus? Less. 32. 

Saul was making trouble; how did he do it? 

Notes. Deacons, those Church-officers who care for the material welfare of the 
congregation, — the house, the sick, the poor, the repairs, the finances etc. Distribu- 
tion, sharing among many. Supply, a quantity of good things contributed and col- 
lected by the Church, to be given to the needy. Grecian, those Jews who had come 
from Asia Minor and spoke the Greek language. Neglected, overlooked, forgotten. 
Suggested, proposed. Honest, true in dealing. Selected, chosen. "Laying on of 
hands," the holy act of the apostles, ratifying the election of the deacons. Distin- 
guished, noted, foremost, spoken of and pointed out. Zealously, earnestly. Mar- 
tyr, one who holds to the truth and dies for it. 



Lesson 42. — The twelfth Sunday after Trinity. 
PHILIP TEACHING SAMARIA AND THE EUNUCH. 

Commit Romans 6: 17, 18. Read Acts 8: 4 — 40. St. Matthew 10: 
5 — 7. St. John 4: 1 — 42. 

THE STORY. 

While the wicked Jews were bitterly persecuting the Church 
at Jerusalem and Saul was bringing the pious followers of Jesus, 
both men and women, to prison ; the pious Deacon Philip went 
to Samaria. Although, during our Saviour's life, the Samari- 
tans were not ready to receive Jesus ; they at length learned to 
know and love Him Who is our best Friend on earth. The 



130 Philip Teaching Samaria and the Eunuch. 

work of Philip filled the city with joy for he healed many that 
were sick. 

Now Simon the Sorcerer, (a magician, in whose deceptions 
the Samaritans had before trusted for healing,) saw Philip as he 
taught of Christ and performed many miracles ; came, believing 
in Christ, and was baptized by Philip. Peter and John, hear- 
ing of the Deacon's success, also came to Samaria and prayed 
for the people. They laid their hands on the people and they 




Philip and the Eunuch. 

received the Holy Spirit. When Simon the Sorcerer saw this 
he came with money in his hand to buy the power of God so as 
to work miracles also. 

Peter and John rebuked him and taught him to repent ; for 
such things are not bought with money. They are the gift of 
God. 

Philip was now commanded by the angel of the Lord to 
go toward Gaza. It was a desert road ; but as he went, he over- 



Philip Teaching Samaria and the Eunuch, 131 

took the chariot of a Eunuch, a man of great authority under 
Candace, the Queen of Ethiopia. 

The officer was returning from worship in Jerusalem and 
reading the Book of the Prophet Isaiah. When he had run 
quickly to the chariot Philip said, "Understandest thou what 
thou readest?" The Eunuch invited him to come up, sit with 
him in the chariot and explain what he had read from the 7th 
and 8th verses of the 53rd chapter. Then Philip taught the 
Eunuch of the sufferings and death of our Lord and Saviour 
Jesus Christ, in Whose Name all should be baptized. 

As they came to a little stream, the Eunuch said, "See! 
here is water; should not I be baptized?" Philip answered, 
"If thou believest with all thine heart thou may est be baptized." 
The officer answered, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son 
of God." 

Then Philip baptized him and departed. The officer re- 
joiced on his homeward way; while Philip beginning at Azotus 
went preaching from city to city for 53 miles till he came to 
Caesarea. Here Philip remained a long time. 

KEVIEW. 

How were the Jews dealing with the Church at Jerusalem? 

Did Saul do any harm? 

To whom did Philip go? 

What office had Philip? 

Had the Samaritans received Jesus? See Less. 32. Matt. 10: 5. 
Luke 9 : 52—54. 

Why not? 

Had they now learned to know Him? 

Tell me Who Jesus is. 

How were the Samaritans satisfied with Philip's teaching? Why? 

Tell who Simon was in that city. 

Describe a sorcerer. 

Had the Samaritans thought him true ? 

Did even Simon believe Philip? 

Did he perform, as a sign of his faith, any holy act ? 

Is not Baptism a necessary act? St. Mark 16 : 16. Acts 2 : 38. 10: 47. 

Who now came down to Samaria? 

What great power was received by the Samaritans ? 

What did Simon the sorcerer think and do? 

How did Peter and John teach the magician? 

Can we buy anything from God ? 

By Whose precious blood have we all been bought ? I. Cor. 6 : 20. 
7: 23. 



132 The Great Change in Saul. 

How was Philip now commanded ? 

Whom did the obedient Deacon meet? 

Should we shirk hard duties? 

In what was the stranger engaged ? 

Can you repeat what he was reading? Is. 53: 7, 8. Acts 8: 32, 33. 

What did Philip ask? 

Did the Eunuch invite him to ride with him? 

Could Philip explain the Prophet's words? 

About W T hom were they written? 

Can you explain them? 

What did they tell of Jesus? 

To what while riding did they come ? 

For what did the Eunuch ask ? 

How did Philip answer? 

Did the Eunuch make a good confession ? Matt. 10 : 32. Rom. 10: 9, 10. 

And did Philip then baptize the Eunuch ? 

In what mind did the Eunuch continue his journey? 

Tell what Philip now did. 

In what city did he long remain? Acts 21 : 8. 

Should you believe in Jesus with all your heart, and say so? 

May we not all be missionaries for Christ ? 

Notes. Eunuch, a chamberlain, or other high officer of state. Bitterly, with 
fierce and cruel earnestness. Deacon, these officers though only appointed for the 
care of temporal things, were useful also as evangelists, or missionaries in the days of 
persecution ; and were permitted to baptize. Sorcerer, a magician, one who claimed 
to have power from God to do wonders. Deception, making the false seem true. 
Trusted, depended upon, put confidence in. Gaza, the Philistine city, near Egypt, 
whose gates Samson [Lesson 17] carried away. Judg. 16 : 3. Desert, a waste, unused 
land ; usually sandy, rocky, and barren. Candace, the title "Queen" in Ethiopia. 
Ethiopia, that part of Africa south of Egypt. Azotus, [Ashdod,] a town of Philistia 
near the Great Sea. Cesarea, Herod's chief city on the Great Sea; named after the 
Emperor Caesar. 



Lesson 43. — The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity. 
THE GREAT CHANGE IN SAUL. 

Commit II. Corinthians 12: 9. Kead Acts 9: 1 — 31. 22: 1 — 22* 

26: 1—21. 

THE STORY. 

The young man, whom we found standing by at Stephen's 
death, was Saul ; one of the most active and cruel enemies of the 
Church of Jesus. He was born at Tarsus in Cilicia, and came 
to Jerusalem to sit at Gamaliel's feet, to learn the Jewish law. 
He grew up a very strict Pharisee. It happened that Saul's 
Jewish family had also the great honor and privilege of being 



The Great Change in Saul. 



133 



called "Roman citizens." This was a protection to Saul ; for no 
man dared to treat a Roman citizen unjustly. 

But Saul was blindly trying to fight against the Lord. He 
thought that the Jews were right and the religion of Jesus was 
false. So he persecuted the Church at Jerusalem ; and having 
scattered the believers there, he set out for Damascus with letters 
from the High Priest to the Governor, to take and bring back 
bound to Jerusalem those who had fled from that city. 




Saul, the Persecutor. 

As young Saul with his men was nearing the city of Da- 
mascus, a sudden glorious light shone from heaven upon him. 
As he fell to the ground he heard a Voice, which said : "Saul ! 
Saul! Why persecutest thou Me?" "I am Jesus." "Arise, go 
into the city and it shall be told thee what thou must do." 

Saul arose. Those around him were silent. They had 
heard a voice but seen no man. Saul, amazed and trembling, 
found that he was blind ! They led him now, humbled and peni- 



134 The Great Change in Saul. 

tent, into Damascus, quite changed from his persecuting spirit 
into one of humility. 

Here, in the street called "Straight", he lodged in great 
remorse for three days at the house of Justus. 

At Damascus lived an old disciple, Ananias, whom the 
Lord in a vision now sent to Saul ; and foretold that he who be- 
fore had persecuted the Church of Christ, would in later days be 
a fearless defender and missionary of the truth. He would in 
fact suffer much in the cause of Christ. 

Ananias bravely went in and comforted Saul, by power 
from God healed his blind eyes and baptized him. Soon Saul 
was strong in faith. He read and understood the Scriptures. 
As soon as possible he began to teach in the Synagogue, proving 
to the amazed Jews that Jesus was indeed the Son of God. 

The Jews at once became his enemies, tried to kill him, and 
watched at the gates of the city day and night, lest he should 
escape. But the disciples let him down by a basket and rope 
from a window in the wall of the city. Thus he escaped and 
came back to Jerusalem. Here the disciples feared him as a 
secret foe. At last Barnabas, a true disciple, took him by the 
hand and brought him to the apostles. He spoke so boldly in 
Jerusalem of Jesus our blessed Saviour, that the Grecian Jews 
were ready to slay him. Then the disciples brought him down 
to Csesarea and sent Saul to Tarsus his birthplace. 

REVIEW. 

At what evil work do we first find Saul ? 

Describe his character. 

At what place was he born ? 

For what did he come to Jerusalem ? 

Who was his teacher? Acts 22: 3. Less. 40. 

Of what Jewish sect was he a member ? 

Tell what great honor was enjoyed by Saul's family. 

Why was this an advantage to Saul ? Acts 22 : 25 — 28. • 

In what was Saul blindly engaged? 

Was he in earnest however? 

Did he suppose that he was doing wrong? 

To what city did he go ? For what purpose ? 

Near Damascus what strange event happened to him ? 

Describe the circumstance. 

What did he see ? Who spoke ? 

Did Saul find now that he had been doing evil ? 



The Journey of Peter. 135 

How was he affected when he found his mistake ? 

Did the light affect Saul's eyes ? 

To whose house did his companions lead him ? 

How long did he lodge there in sorrow ? 

Did the Lord send any one to Saul? 

What did He foretell about Saul? 

Did Ananias bravely go and comfort Saul ? 

How did he help Saul ? 

Soon what do we find Saul doing ? 

What did he prove ? Did this surprise the Jews ? 

Why must Saul leave Damascus ? 

How did he escape? II Cor. 11 : 32, 33. 

To what city did he come ? • 

Among the disciples there, who was his first friend? 

Did Saul speak boldly for Jesus even in Jerusalem ? 

Did this prove dangerous ? 

Then what did the disciples do with Saul? Acts 21 : 39. 

May not any one repent and believe in Jesus? John 3: 16. 

Notes. Change, a difference in life made by new motives or principles. Tarsus, 
the chief city of Cilicia, famous for its learning. Cilicia, a fertile and populous country, 
in the S. E. part of Asia Minor. Pharisee, one of that sect of Jews, distinguished for 
the strict observance of all outward religious duty. Privilege, a favor .enjoyed by 
but one or a few. Roman, pertaining to the city, or government of Rome ; at that time 
the chief city of the known world. Citizen, one who enjoys the rights and liberties 
of a city. Unjustly, without right, or fairness. Damascus, the chief city of Syria, 
one of the oldest in the world. Silent, speechless. Remorse, regret and despair. 
Missionary, one who preaches of Christ to the world in darkness. Healed, restored 
to health. Synagogues, Jewish houses for public worship. Escaped, found deliver- 
ance or libertv. 



Lesson 44. — The Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity. 
THE JOURNEY OF PETER. 

Commit Acts 10: 34, 35. Bead Acts 9: 31—43. 10. 11: 1—18. 
THE STORY. 

Days of peace followed those of persecution and the Church 
grew. Peter went from place to place teaching, and strength- 
ening the believers. At Lydda he found JEneas palsied. To 
him he said : "iEneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole." And he 
arose restored. Many seeing this believed in Jesus. 

Now in Joppa, Dorcas, a pious woman and active in good 
works to the poor, grew sick and died. As Lydda was not far, 
the disciples at Joppa sent to Peter, begging him to come unto 
them at once. Peter came and saw the poor widows weeping for 



136 



The Journey of Petek. 



Dorcas and showing the garments she had made for them. 
Peter kneeled down and prayed that her life might return. And 
the Lord gave back her life. Many therefore in Joppa turned 
to the Lord. Peter remained there for a time, by the sea ; in the 
house of Simon, a tanner of Joppa. 




Peter Preaching to Cornelius. 



At Caesarea meanwhile, a devout and benevolent centurion, 
Cornelius, of the Italian soldiers, saw an angel of the Lord, who 
said that God had heard his prayers and known his good deeds 
of kindness ; and now commanded him to send men to Joppa, to 
Simon's house, inquiring for Peter who would come to Cornelius 
and teach him what he should do. Immediately Cornelius sent 
two of his household servants and a soldier to Joppa. 



The Journey of Peter. 137 

On the next day about the time that they arrived in 
Joppa, Peter went up to the house-top to pray. He became 
very hungry ; and, while they prepared food in the house, Peter 
fell into a trance and three times saw a great sheet let down 
from heaven and full of all manner of wdld beasts of the earth 
and creeping things. And he heard a voice saying: "Rise 
Peter, kill and eat." But Peter said: "Not so Lord, for I have 
never eaten anything common, or unclean.' ' "What God hath 



Peter's Miraculous Deliverance. 

cleansed, that call not thou common", was the answer. While 
Peter thought on this vision, behold the men from Cornelius 
were knocking at the door and asking whether Peter lodged 
there. Peter went down to them and the servants of Cornelius 
told him their message. On the morrow Peter and six of the 
men of Joppa followed them to Csesarea. 

When they came to the house of Cornelius, they found that 
with the centurion many others were met to await them. As 



138 The Journey of Peter. 

Cornelius told his vision, Peter found that God was ready to 
accept common Gentiles and pious Jews alike as believers in 
Christ ; and that whosoever would trust in Christ and live well 
should not perish, but be saved. Then Peter spoke to all these 
Gentiles of Christ Jesus our blessed and holy Saviour, and as he 
did so, the Holy Spirit came upon all his hearers. This showed 
that God had sent Peter's vision to teach that the Gentiles were 
also precious to God and if they repented and believed would be 
saved. After certain days Peter returned to Jerusalem, and told 
to all the Jewish disciples how God had broken away the wall 
of partition between Jews and Gentiles. The Gentiles were no 
longer despised by the Jewish disciples. Some time afterward 
Peter at Jerusalem was again released from prison by the angel 
of the Lord. 

KEVIEW. 
Did the Church flourish during the days of peace ? 
In what was Peter engaged ? 
Coming to Lydda, whom did Peter find ? 
How did he help him ? By Whose power was it ? 
Did good results follow ? 

How did faithful Dorcas prove that she was a true disciple ? James 
2: 14—19. 

In what town did she die ? 

To whom did the disciples send ? 

Did Peter find that a pious woman was dead ? 

Did Peter do anything wonderful ? 

But could Peter have done this of himself ? 

Did this miracle cause much faith in Joppa ? 

Did Peter leave Joppa at once? 

Why do we love the kind and good ? 

Where did Peter remain? 

Describe Cornelius. In what city was he? 

Had he a glorious vision from God? 

Tell the angel's message to him. 

Did the angel command Cornelius ? 

For whom should he send ? Why ? 

Did Peter also see a vision ? Describe how. 

Where was Peter at the time ? 

Can you tell what the vision was? 

How often did it appear ? 

What conversation took place ? 

Do you know why the Lord sent this vision? 

Should Christians help each other ? 

Tell how Peter came and met Cornelius. 



Barnabas, Paul and Mark the Missionaries. 139 

Of Whom did Peter speak ? 
Did any special event take place ? 

Since the Lord had blessed these Gentile believers, what holy sacra- 
mental act was necessary ? 

What is Baptism? Catech. Part IV. 

Are all souls precious to God ? 

To what city did Peter return ? 

What did he tell the Jewish disciples ? 

How was Peter himself helped by an angel soon afterward? 

Had he been so helped before? 

Notes. Palsied, made powerless in body. Benevolent, kind in wishes and 
actions. Centurion, a captain. Italian Band, Roman soldiers enlisted in Italy. 
Housetop, the flat roof of the house, often used as a place of meditation or prayer. 
Trance, a state of mind, in which the world around us is forgotten ; — a kind of 
dream. Beasts, fourfooted walking animals. [The Jewish law did not permit certain 
animals to be eaten. Hence they were called "Unclean". Lev. 11: 2—8, 13 — 23.] 
Awaited, expected to meet. Accept, receive. Gentiles, all strangers, or foreigners 
who were not Jews. Perish, die, be lost. Partition, a separation, a dividing, or 
bounding wall. Joppa, [now Jaffa] a town by the Great [or Mediterranean] Sea, 35 m. 
S. of Csesarea. 



Lesson 45. — The Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity. 
BARNABAS, PAUL AND MARK THE MISSIONARIES. 

Commit Koman& 1: 16, 17. Bead Acts 12: 24 to 14: 28. 

THE STORY. 

Now at Antioch in Syria there were also some true men who 
had learned to believe in the Lord. Good Barnabas was sent 
from Jerusalem to teach them more fully of Jesus and our sal- 
vation ; by His taking upon Himself our punishment, and thus 
purifying us for eternal life. This is called the "forgiveness of 
sins". Soon Barnabas went from Antioch to Tarsus to bring 
Saul (who was now called Paul), that he might help him to 
teach at Antioch. Paul came and remained with Barnabas a 
full year. The believers in Christ at Antioch were the first to 
be called "Christians". 

A sad famine now befell Judca. So Barnabas and Paul 
were sent with gifts from the Church at Antioch to the poor 
brethren at Jerusalem. 

Barnabas and Paul soon came back from Jerusalem, and, 
taking John Mark the son of Mary, sister of Barnabas; by the 
Lord's command started upon a long journey. They went from 



140 Barnabas, Paul and Mark the Missionaries. 

Antioch to Seleucia ; crossed the island of Cyprus, from which 
Barnabas had formerly come, and there taught of Jesus at Sala- 
mis. At Paphos Elymas the magician tried to oppose God's 
word, but was punished for a time with blindness. Timid John 
now forsook them and went back to Jerusalem. 

The missionaries then sailed to Asia Minor and traveled to 
Perga, then to Antioch in Pisidia. Here the Jews rejected them # 




Antioch in Syria, where Believers were first called Christians. 

But when Paul stood up and spoke to the Gentiles, of the great 
promises of God fulfilled in Jesus, Who was crucified and rose 
again, they gladly believed. If we repent of our sins and come 
to Jesus in prayer we shall be forgiven. 

The next place to which the servants of Christ came was 
Iconium, where they were persecuted. Barnabas and Paul now 
traveled to Derbe and Lystra; where the people seeing them heal 
a man born lame, thought that the heathen gods, Jupiter and 



Barnabas, Paul and Mark the Missionaries. 141 

Mercury were come down to visit them, and would have made a 
sacrifice to them. 

But the missionaries explained that they were only teachers 
of the good news about Jesus, and worked these miracles by His 
power. 

At Lystra however, furious Jews from Antioch in Pisidia 
found them; and exciting an uproar, they persecuted the apostles. 
Paul was stoned, like Stephen, and drawn out of the city for 
dead. But he rose up and soon went with Barnabas to Derbe. 
From whence they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch in 
Pisidia ; confirming the souls of the believers. They now passed 
through Pamphylia to Perga and went down to Attalia. 

There they sailed to Seleucia and reached Antioch in 
Syria; from whence they had started. Here they told their 
adventures to the Church, and remained teaching of Jesus. 

KEVIEW. 

Were any believers in Jesus found in Antioch of Syria ? 
Who was sent to them to teach Jesus to them more perfectly? 
For whom did Barnabas go to Tarsus? Why? 
By what name was Paul before known ? 
Do you remember anything of his former life? 
Did Paul come to Antioch? 

How long were these teachers busy in Antioch ? 
Tell what now befell Jerusalem. 

How did the people at Antioch aid those at Jerusalem? 
What name was first given to the disciples of Jesus in Antioch ? 
Did Barnabas and Paul tarry long in Jerusalem ? 
Upon what great work did they start? 
Whom did they take with them? Acts 12: 12. 
Into what lands did they travel? 
At Paphos what happened to Elymas ? And why ? 
How did the Jews and Gentiles receive the truth at Antioch in 
Pisidia? 

What glorious promise comes to those who call upon Jesus in faith ? 

What act of mercy was done at Lystra ? 

Seeing this wonder, what did the people imagine? 

How were they about to honor the apostles? 

Did the apostles explain who they were ? 

How was poor Paul afterwards treated by the Jews ? II. Cor. 11 : 25. 

Did the apostles now return ? 

Can you describe their route ? 

On arriving at Antioch of Syria what did they do ? 

Is God with us in times of danger as well as when we are in safety ? 



142 The Council at Jerusalem 

Notes. [It is a good plan to let the scholar follow the missionaries if possible and 
trace their route from point to point upon the map, viz : Antioch in Syria, Jerusalem, 
Antioch, Seleucia, Cyprus, Salamis, Paphos, Pamphylia, Perga, Pisidia, Antioch in Pi- 
sidia, Iconium, Derbe, Lystra, Derbe, Lystra, Iconium, Antioch in Pisidia, Perga, 
Attalia, Seleucia, Antioch in Syria.] Salvation, being made safe from sin and death. 
Christians, believers in and followers of Christ. Famine, a time of scarcity in the 
whole land. Journey, a travel day by day. Magician, a performer of tricks who 
claims supernatural power. Gods, false deities which the heathen ignorantly wor- 
shiped. Jupiter, the King of all false gods. Mercury, that heathen deity who bore 
messages. Furious, raging. Uproar, excitement, riot. Confirming, making strong 
and sure. Adventures, those events one meets in life, acts, exploits and experiences. 



Lesson 46. — The Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity. 
THE COUNCIL AT JERUSALEM AND THE EPISTLES. 

Commit the Names of the New Testament Books. Read Acts 

15:1—35. 

THE STORY. 

Certain Jewish Christians disputed with Paul and Barna- 
bas while at Antioch, saying : "It is needful to circumcise the 
Gentile Christians and compel them to keep the Jewish Law." 

In order to decide this matter, Paul and Barnabas went to 
Jerusalem to consult the apostles. 

Then the apostles and Elders held a Council at Jerusalem. 
Peter showed that God made no distinction between the circum- 
cised Jews and uncircumcised Gentiles ; and told of his vision 
at Joppa. All true believers in Jesus shall be saved. 

Barnabas and Paul told of their great success, and the 
miracles they had wrought among the Gentiles. Then James 
spoke, saying that the law of the Lord was fulfilled by active 
faith ; and did not require the keeping by the Gentiles of the old 
Jewish law of mere outward works. It was enough if the true 
followers of Jesus abstained from meat sacrificed to idols ; and 
from the drinking of blood, as heathens did ; from eating ani- 
mals strangled to death and from fornication, a most horrible 
and shameful sin which many a heathen committed. This ad- 
vice was sent, by the Council, in a letter to the Christians at 
Antioch, carried by Barnabas and Paul, who were accompanied 
by Judas and Silas. 



and the Epistles. 143 

On arriving at Antioch, Paul and Barnabas delivered the 
letter from the Council in Jerusalem ; and encouraged and con- 
firmed the believers of Antioch in their faith and zeal. 

Later in life the apostles wrote many letters, called "Epistles", 
to the Churches and Christians in various lands and cities. 
Paul, it is thought, wrote 14; viz: to Thessalonica twice, to 
Galatia, to Corinth twice, to Rome, to Philippi, to Colosse, to 
Ephesus, to his friends Philemon, Timothy twice, Titus ; and to 
the Hebrews, or Jew 7 s. 

The Church in all places received a general letter from the 
apostle James, two from Peter, three from John and one from 
Jude. These Epistles are all found in the New Testament in 
their proper order. Each holy page contains some precious 
instruction needed in the apostles' time and most profitable now 

REVIEW. 

Tell what dispute arose at Antioch. 

How did some Jewish Christians think and speak ? 

How did Paul and Barnabas act in this matter ? 

To whom did they go ? 

And what did the apostles and elders do ? 

At the Council what did Peter tell and declare? 

What four duties only were enjoined upon all Christians ? Lev. 17 : 14. 
1st Com. 6th Com. 

How was this advice sent ? 

Did any come with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch ? 

On arriving what did the travelers Barnabas and Paul do ? 

In the later days, what were sent by the apostles to Churches and 
Christians ? 

How many letters is Paul supposed to have written ? 

Can you name them ? 

How many were from James* hand? 

How many did Peter send? John? Jude? 

In what great Book are all these Epistles found? 

Do these Epistles contain instruction that is useful to us? 

Notes. Council, the meetiDg of the teachers and representatives of the Church to 
decide questions of faith and practice. Epistles, letters. New Testament, that 
wonderful Book which "testifies" of Jesus Christ, called "New" to distinguish it from 
the former half of the Bible, the "Old Testament", which promised Christ to the world. 
Jewish Christians, the believers in Christ who had been Jews. Disputed, did not 
think alike, nor agree. Needful, necessary, indispensable. Gentile Christians, 
believers in Christ who had been Gentiles, or heathen. Decide, to form and give an 
opinion. Consult, to find each other's opinion. Elders op the Church, those old 
and responsible men who were officers and teachers in the congregation. From their 
duty of supervision they were often called "Bishops" [i. e. overseers.] Distinction, 
separation, division. Success, good hopes and plans fulfilled. Abstain, to keep away 
from. Meats, the meat offered by heathen to idols was often sold afterward by the 



144 The Missionaries 

priests in the markets. Blood, the ancients believed the spirit, or life to be in the 
blood [Gen. 9 : 4]. Hence the Jews were forbidden by the Lord to use it. The sacrifice 
of blood meant "life for life". Strangled, killed but not drained of blood. Lev. 17 : 
13. Fornication, the crime of living as man and wife without marriage. This vile 
practice was strictly prohibited by the apostles. Horrible, causing fear. Encour- 
aged, made more brave. Thessalo-ni-ca, a famous city on the shore of Macedonia. 
Ga-la-tia, a country in the centre of Asia Minor. Cor-inth, one of the largest cities 
of Greece. Rome, the great city of Italy. The home of Csesar the Emperor. Phil- 
ippi, a city of Macedonia. Phi-le-mon, a man of Colosse, master of Onesimus. Co- 
los-se, a city of Phrygia in Asia Minor. Eph-esus, a grand city, the capital of Asia 
Minor. Timothy, Titus, disciples of Paul. Jude, the supposed relative of our Lord. 
Matt. 13 : 55. 



Lesson 47. — The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity. 
THE MISSIONARIES PAUL, SILAS AND TIMOTHY. 

Commit Acts 16: 29, 30, 31. Bead Acts 15: 36—41. 16. 17. 18: 1—22. 

THE STORY. 

Paul and Barnabas now began to undertake another mis- 
sionary journey ; but Paul could not agree about taking Mark 
with them, who before had forsaken them and returned to Jeru- 
salem. So Barnabas, taking Mark as his helper, sailed away to 
Cyprus. Paul chose Silas and departed through Syria and 
Cilicia preaching and teaching. 

Passing through Derbe, Paul and Silas came to Lystra, 
where they found Timothy, a pious young man, well taught in 
the Scriptures by his faithful mother and grandmother. They 
invited him to journey with them and he did so. Churches grew 
in number and the missionaries went onward through Phrygia, 
Galatia, Mysia and came to Troas. 

Here Paul saw, in a vision, a man of Macedonia, who 
said : "Come over into Macedonia and help us." They departed 
into Macedonia, came to Samothracia, Neapolis and Philippi. 
Here Lydia, a seller of purple cloth, became a Christian ; and, 
with her household, was baptized. Paul and Silas here drove 
out (by power from the Lord) the evil "spirit of divination", by 
which a certain maid had long been possessed. For this kind- 
ness they were pursued by her angry masters, (who had gained 
much money by her pretended fortune-telling) and were caught 
and led to the rulers of the city followed by an excited mob. 

The rulers then commanded that they be beaten, sent to 
prison and their feet placed in the stocks. At midnight, while 



Paul, Silas and Timothy. 



145 



poor Paul and Silas prayed and sang praises to God, suddenly 
there was a great earthquake and the foundations of the prison 
were shaken, the doors flew open and every prisoner's chains 
were loosened. The jailer awoke, and, seeing the open doors, 
was about to kill himself for fear. But Paul and Silas cried : 
"Do thyself no harm for we are all here." The jailer with a 




Paul and Lydia. 



light came to the prisoners, and, finding all safe, believed in the 
God of Paul and Silas. He and all his family were baptized. 
Next day the officers of the city, finding that they had beaten a 
Roman citizen without a trial, came and begged the apostles to 
depart. So, after they had bidden the believers in Lydia's house 
farewell, they went to Amphipolis and Apollonia; came to 



146 The Missionaries Paul, Silas and Timothy. 

Thessalonica, where they found a synagogue, and remained 
among the Jews there for a short time. But the Jews drove 
them away ; so the apostles went on to Berea. Here the noble 
people daily searched the Scriptures as to whether Paul's teach- 
ings were true. But the Jews of Thessalonica came and stirred 
up the people. Paul now went on alone to Athens. In that great 
city, on Mars' Hill, he spoke to all of Jesus our Saviour, the 
God unknown to the people, but "in Whom all live and move 
and have their being." Paul again met Silas and Timothy at 
Corinth. Every man in those days had a trade. Paul was a 
tentmaker, and labored at Corinth with Aquila and his wife 
Priscilla (tent-makers), whom, with many, he taught to believe 
in Jesus. 

After a year and six months Paul returned to Ephesus 
and sailed to Csesarea, went to Jerusalem and then came once 
more to Antioch. 

EEVIEW. 

For what did Paul and Barnabas now prepare ? 

On whose account did they separate ? 

To what land did Barnabas and Mark go ? 

Whom did Paul choose ? 

Into what countries did they go ? 

At Lystra whom did they find ? 

Describe Timothy, II. Timothy 1:5. 3: 15—17. 

Did Timothy follow Paul and Silas ? 

Did the Church grow? 

At Troas what vision had Paul ? 

Did he listen to the cry? 

At Philippi who became a Christian ? 

Did Paul perform a miracle here ? 

Did this cause any trouble? 

How did the apostles bear their punishment? 

How did the Lord show that He was still with them? 

Had this a good effect upon the jailer? 

Who beside the jailer were baptized ? 

Who came to ask the apostles to depart ? Why ? 

To what places did they go? 

How did the Jews at Thessalonica receive them? 

What did the noble Bereans do ? John 5 : 39. 

To what great city did Paul now go ? 

What did he do in Athens? 

In Whom do we all live ? John 5 : 40. 

By Whom are we all saved? 



Paul's Third Missionary Journey. 147 

In what city did Paul, Silas, and Timothy meet again ? 

What was Paul's trade ? 

With whom did he labor ? How long ? 

Describe his return to Jerusalem and Antioch. 

Notes. Let the pupil find on the map and trace the route of the Missionaries thus : 
Antioch, Cyprus, Syria, Cilicia, Derbe, Lystra, Phrygia, Galatia, Mysia, Troas, Mace- 
donia, Samothracia, Neapolis, Philippi, Amphipolis, Apollonia, Thessalonica, Berea, 
Athens, Corinth, Ephesus, Caesarea, Jerusalem, Antioch. Purple, the royal color 
among the ancients, the dye of which was obtained from a shell fish. Spirit of divi- 
nation, a false spirit of saying pretended wise things, or seemiug to tell the future 
Possessed, attached to, afflicted with. Stocks, places of punishment into which wrists 
or ancles were locked. Searched, hunted for with care and attention. Mars' Hill, 
a hill in the midst of the city of Athens, on which public meetings were held. Being 
existence, or life. Tent-maker, a common trade in ancient days. 



Lesson 48. — The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity, 
PAUL'S THIRD MISSIONARY JOURNEY. 

Commit I. Corinthians 15: 10, 11. Bead Acts 18: 23 to 21: 17. 

THE STOKY. 

The apostle Paul soon started upon a third journey. Leav- 
ing Antioch he passed through Galatia and Phrygia, and reached 
Ephesus. Here Paul taught and healed the people for two 
years ; till the Name of Jesus was great in Ephesus. Now, in 
that city stood a grand temple of the idol Diana ; and Deme- 
trius, a silversmith, a heathen idolmaker, jealous lest his trade 
should be ruined by all men turning to Jesus of Whom Paul 
taught, raised a frightful uproar against the Christians ; the mob 
crying "Great is Diana of the Ephesians". 

So the apostle departed into Macedonia and Achaia, and 
received a contribution to carry to the poor of the Church at 
Jerusalem. 

He then returned to Philippi and Troas. Here he partook 
in the Lord's Supper with the disciples and restored to life young 
Eutychus ; who, while asleep, fell from an upper window and 
was taken up dead. 

Paul and many friends went on from Troas to Assos; 
then to Mitylene, Chios and Samos. Passing Trogyllium also, 
they met at Miletus the Elders of the Church of Ephesus. After 
a very affectionate meeting, Paul sailed away, having given 
many words of counsel and offered prayer. 



148 Paul's Third Missionary journey. 

The company (for many friends were now with Paul), sailed 
to Coos, Rhodes, and Patara. Passing the great island of Cyprus 
they landed at Tyre and encouraged the disciples there. These 
begged Paul not to go to Jerusalem, for fear of the Jews. Not 
to be turned aside from duty, Paul took leave of them and 




Paul leaving the Elders of Ephesus. 

journeyed to Ptolemais and Csesarea, where he abode for a time 
with Philip. 

A prophet, Agabus, now came down from Jerusalem, and 
taking Paul's girdle, bound himself hand and foot, saying : "So 
shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this 
girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles." 
Paul nobly said : "I am ready not to be bound only but also to 
die for the Name of the Lord Jesus." 



Paul's Third Missionary Journey. 149 

At length Paul and his fellow travelers came to Jerusalem, 
and were gladly met by the brethren. The next day a meeting 
was held by the Christians and Paul carefully told all that the 
Lord had done in the journey of His apostle. He presented also 
the gifts sent from Macedonia for the poor. 

KEVIEW. 

Did Paul now cease from his labor for the Lord ? 
How did he reach Ephesus? 
Did he perform any miracles there ? 
Had this a good effect upon the people ? 
Tell what great building stood in Ephesus. 
On what account was an uproar raised in that city ? 
By whom was it begun ? 
What did the people shout ? 
To what lands did Paul depart ? 

Did he receive anything in Macedonia? II. Cor. 8: 1 — 15. 
Relate the wonderful act of Paul at Troas. 
Did Paul return to Ephesus? 

But where did he meet the Elders of the Ephesian Church ? 
Can you describe their meeting with Paul ? 
Did Paul now travel alone ? 
Did he go from Miletus by land or sea ? 
Past what great island did they sail? 
At what city did they land ? 
How did Paul bless the Church at Tyre ? 
Did the men of Tyre beg Paul not to go to Jerusalem ? Why ? 
But would Paul neglect his duty through fear ? Luke 9 : 62. 
At whose house in Caesar ea did Paul tarry ? Acts 8 : 40. 21 : 8 — 10. 
Describe the Prophecy given to Paul here. 
By whom was it given ? 

Have you heard of any other who was thus delivered to the Gentiles ? 
Mark 10: 33. Acts 2: 23. 

How did Paul nobly answer? 

For what was Paul ready? II. Tim. 4: 6. 

Did Paul's company at last reach Jerusalem ? 

How were they met? 

On the next day what took place ? 

What had Paul to present? 

Notes. The Route of Paul's third journey, as given, is: — from Antioch in Syria, 
through the lands of Galatia and Phrygia, to the city of Ephesus . Thence to Macedo- 
nia and Achaia [Greece], returning to Philippi, Troas, Assos, Mitylene, the islands 
Coos, Rhodes, the city Patara, the island Cyprus, the cities Tyre, Ptolemais, Csesarea, 
Jerusalem. Trace if possible this course on the map. Tarried, remained. Diana, 
an idol goddess of the heathen at Ephesus. Her ebony figure was supposed to have 
fallen from heaven. Images of it were made by silversmiths and carried to all parts of 
Asia Minor, to be worshiped. Silversmith, one whose trade is the making of silver 
shrines ; the silversmith at Ephesus, a man whose main trade was the making of 



150 Paul a Prisoner. 

images of Diana and like work. Contribution, one part of a gift made up by many 
persons. Affectionate, loving. Counsel, advice. Abode, found a resting place, or 
home. Ready, prepared and willing. 



Lesson 49. — The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity. 
PAUL A PRISONER. 

Commit Acts 23 : 11. Head Acts 21: 17 to 28: 31. II. Corinthians 
11: 21 to 12: 10. 

THE STORY. 

When Paul had finished the telling of his history to the 
Church at Jerusalem he reverently went into the Temple, to 
fulfill a vow he had made. The Jews saw Paul walking in the 
city with his Greek friend Trophimus, and, because they supposed 
that he had brought Trophimus into the Jewish Temple, which 
it was not lawful for Gentiles to enter ; they took Paul prisoner ; 
and beat him, amid great excitement and disorder. The captain 
of the guard hurried from the Castle with soldiers, chained Paul 
and then gave him liberty to speak. When he spoke of his love 
for the poor Gentiles and his work as a missionary among them, 
the mob who hated Gentiles became angry and would have 
killed Paul if the Captain would not have taken him into the 
Castle. The next day Paul was tried by the Council of the 
Jews. The Lord appeared to Paul, encouraging him to be 
steadfast. So greatly did the Jews hate Paul, that some even 
bound themselves by an oath not to eat or drink till they had 
killed Paul. This plot was found out, and Lysias sent Paul 
away, guarded, to Felix the Roman Governor of Judea at 
Csesarea. As Paul before Felix reasoned of righteousness, 
temperance and judgment to come, he trembled, for he was a 
great sinner. Just to please the Jews, Felix kept Paul a priso- 
ner ; and two years later gave him over to the new Governor 
Festus. Festus heard Paul plead for liberty, and when Agrippa, 
King of Chalcis, visited Festus, Paul was again tried ; and spoke 
so nobly that Agrippa said : "Almost thou persuadest me to be 
a Christian." 

Paul, being a "Roman citizen", begged to be sent for trial 
to Caesar, the great Emperor at Rome. He was allowed to go. 



Paul a Prisoner. 151 

Under guards, with other prisoners, he started from Csesarea 
to Sidon, sailed past Cyprus, Cilicia, Pamphylia; changed ships 
at Myra of Lycia, passed Cnidus and Salmone of the island 
Crete, and reached the Fair Havens near Lasea. They should 
have gone no further, as the winter was approaching, but they 
sailed onward ; hoping to reach the harbor of Phenice. 




Paul taken Prisoner. 

But when near a small island, Clauda, they were suddenly 
caught in a furious tempest, and the little ship was driven out of 
its course for fourteen days of clouds and darkness. But an 
angel appeared to Paul, saying that though the ship would be 
lost all would escape to land. 

After being so long tossed the vessel neared a certain 
island, Melita, (Malta), and was run aground and wrecked. 



152 Paul a Prisoner. 

But by swimming, or clinging to broken pieces of the ship, all 
reached the shore alive. 

The people of the island received the strangers kindly. 
Paul gathered sticks for a fire, and, in doing so, found that a 
viper was clinging to his arm. When the heathen people saw 
this, they thought that Paul must be a great criminal ; for, 
though he had escaped the sea, the goddess of Justice would kill 
him by the serpent's bite. But he shook off the viper into the 
fire and felt no harm. Then the savage people said : "He is a 
god!" 

The chief man of the island was Publius, whose father was 
sick with fever. Paul healed him and many others also. Then 
the people honored Paul and his friends. After three winter 
months the soldiers departed with their prisoners to Syracuse, 
Rhegium, Puteoli, Appii Forum, and, at last, reached Rome. 

Here Paul was allowed to live in his own rented house, 
chained to a soldier that kept him ; and was busy in preaching 
to Jews and Gentiles the good news of forgiveness and life to all 
who believe in Jesus Christ our Saviour. Here the story of 
Paul's life is ended by St. Luke. It is supposed that he was put 
to death in Pome by the cruel Emperor Nero, some years later. 

REVIEW. 

Should Christians rejoice to see each other ? 

Did Paul forget his duty to God's house ? 

How did the Jews suppose that Paul had done wrong? 

Had the Jews malice in their hearts ? 

How did they act? 

By whom was Paul saved ? 

Did Paul speak to the mob ? 

For what were they angry? 

Before whom was he tried next day ? 

What did the Captain do with Paul? 

Why was this necessary? 

How was Paul encouraged? 

To whom was Paul sent ? Name the Captain. 

At hearing Paul why did Felix tremble ? 

But why was Paul not set free? 

Before whom was Paul also tried? 

What did Agrippa confess? 

To whom was Paul sent away ? 

Can you trace his journey to Crete? 

Relate what terrible adventure befell the ship ? 



The Taking of Jerusalem. 153 

What island did they reach? 

Had it not been for that island must they have been driven much 
farther ? 

Who cares for us and knows us in our greatest dangers ? P6. 130. 

Tell what became of the ship. 

Did Paul know this ? How ? 

Did any of the voyagers drown ? • 

How were they received? 

Tell why different opinions were formed of Paul. 

Did Paul do any good? 

How long did all remain at Malta ? 

To what great city did they finally come ? 

In what way did Paul live? 

In what way, do we read, that this holy, noble and useful man was 
engaged to the last ? 

How is he supposed to have died ? 

Should we be almost or altogether a Christian ? 

What is a Christian ? 

Notes. Trace if you can on the map, Paul's voyage as follows : Caesarea, Sidon, Cy- 
prus, Cilicia, Pamphylia, Myra, in Lycia; Cnidus, Crete, Salmone, Fair Havens, 
Phenice, Clauda, Melita [Malta], Syracuse, Rhegium, Puteoli, Appii-Forum, Rome. 
Vow, a solemn promise. The vow made by Paul was doubtless to abstain from wine and 
after shearing to wear the hair uncut for thirty days previous to offering a sacrifice in 
the Temple at Jerusalem. Greek, a Gentile from Greece. Excitement, a stir, or 
disturbance of mind. Captain, the chief Roman soldier of the Temple guard. Angry, 
displeased. Castle, the military barracks and prison at the N. W. corner of the court 
of the Temple. It was named the Tower of Antonia. Righteousness, the state of 
being right. Temperance, self control, moderation in all things. Judgment, separa- 
tion between good and evil. Agrippa, this king was the great grandson of Herod the 
great. Citizen, a man having rights and liberties in a city. God, this term is used to 
express a false deity 



Lesson 50. — The Twentieth Sunday after Trinity. 

THE TAKING OF JERUSALEM AND THE BANISH- 
MENT OF ST. JOHN. 

Commit Matthew 24: 13. Head Matthew 24: 1 — 28. Luke 19 : 
41—45. Revelation 1 : 1—11. 21 : 10 to 22: 21. 

THE STORY. 

Pontius Pilate, Felix, Festus, Albinus and Gessius Florus, 
in turn ruled the conquered Jews as Roman governors, or Pro- 
curators appointed by Caesar. Each tried by cruel ways to 
arouse the discontent of the people and cause an insurrection so 
as to conquer the weak Jews the more thoroughly. At last they 
succeeded ; and, in the year 70, the rebellion of the Jews broke 



154 The Banishment of St. John. 

out during the Passover, when Jerusalem was crowded with 
people. 

Disputes, famine and pestilence raged in the great city that 
was surrounded by the Roman army under general Titus, son of 
the Emperor Vespasian. Many died of starvation or disease and 
others were crucified by the eruel Romans who captured the 
city. The beautiful Temple was consumed by fire and crumbled 
to the ground. The soldiers triumphantly brought to Rome and 
displayed the Table of Shewbread, the golden Candlestick, the 
Book of the Law and other precious things from the Temple 
at Jerusalem. 

The Jews fled and ever since have been scattered among 
the nations. In the year of our Lord 120, Hadrian the Emper- 
or, rebuilt Jerusalem, but the Jews were forbidden to enter it 
under penalty of death. 

After the Christian congregations of Asia Minor had lost 

their faithful Paul, the loving apostle John was sent to them. 

He dwelt in Ephesus for a long time, and it is supposed w r as the 

last of the apostles to die. The Emperor Domitian banished the 

aged John to the lonely island of Patmos, and it was there that 

the Lord granted to him glorious visions, of which he wrote in 

the book called "The Revelation", about the year 96. This Book, 

the prophecy of the New Testament, God will fulfill in all its glory 

in Heaven ; at the end of the New Covenant and of the world ; 

when those who have believed in Christ, and are saved by His 

Atonement and Pleading, are raised by His power and shall live 

forever with Him. The Book of the Revelation completes the 

Bible. 

REVIEW. 

Name for me the five Roman governors of Judea. 

How were they appointed ? ^ 

What did they seek to do? 

Is it a sin to be cruel ? 

Did they succeed ? In what year ? 

At what time of the year ? 

Name the conqueror of Jerusalem. 

Did many Jews die ? From what causes ? 

Tell what became of the Temple. See Matt. 24: 2 etc. 

Did Titus carry anything to Rome ? 

After the war did the Jews regain Jerusalem ? 

How long was the city desolate? 

By whom was it rebuilt? 



A Lesson in Keview. 155 

After the city was rebuilt were the Jews allowed to return to Jeru- 
salem ? 

How where those who disobeyed punished ? 

After Paul's capture which apostle came to Asia Minor ? 

Can you describe his disposition ? 

Do you remember anything you have learned of his previous life ? 

In what city did he reside ? 

What is supposed about his age? 

Did the Emperor banish the aged John ? 

To what rocky island? 

How did the Lord grant His favor to John ? 

Can you tell what kind of a book the Revelation is ? 

About what year was it written ? 

Shall it be fulfilled ? 

What becomes of those who love and believe in Christ ? Apos. Creed 
Art 3. See Catech. Part II. 

What place in the Holy Bible has this Book ? 

Notes. Banishment, being driven from one's home, or country. Governor, a 
ruler in the name of the Emperor, the chief man of a province. [Pilate is recorded as 
governor A. D. 27 to 37, Felix 44 to 60, Porcius Festus 60 to 62, Albinus 62 to 66, Gessius 
Florus 66 to 70,] Discontent, dissatisfaction. Conquered, completely subdued. The 
Jewish nation instead of being tributary and separate, by this conquest lost their 
nationality ; being merged into the vast Roman Empire itself. Insurrection, the rising 
of a people against their rulers. Rebellion, war against the constitutional authority. 
Pestilence, a general spread of any disease. Besieged, encircled by an army of ene- 
mies waiting, or fighting for the surrender of a city. Consumed, eaten away or de- 
stroyed as by fire. Crumbled, became dust, or ashes. Displayed, shown plainly, set 
forth. Patmos, an island of rocks in the iEgean Sea, not far from Miletus and Ephe- 
bus. Revelation, an unclosing or showing of what had not been seen, known, or 
understood 



Lesson 51. — The Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity. 
A LESSON IN REVIEW. 

Commit I. John 5: 11, 12, 13. Head John 1: 1 to 5. I. John 1 
Eev. Ch. 1 to 5, 21, 22. 

THE STORY. 

The closing part of the Bible tells us of the planting of the 
Holy Christian Church. At Pentecost, ten days after our Sav- 
iour had ascended to heaven, the Holy Spirit came to the dis- 
ciples in the appearance as of cloven flames of fire, with a sound 
as of a strongly rushing wind and the gift of speaking and teach- 
ing, in many languages, of Jesus. 

Many heard and learned to believe in their Saviour. 



156 A Lesson in Review, 

The fanatical Jews followed the success of the apostles with 
the persecution of the Church. Some were imprisoned but re- 
leased by angels and continued to speak of Jesus. Others were 
scattered and preached the gospel of Christ everywhere. Seven 
Deacons were chosen to aid the apostles and elders in their 
work, of helping the poor. Of these, Stephen became the first 
martyr and Philip the first missionary among the Samaritans. 
In the Name of Jesus, he baptized a noble officer of Ethiopia. 

A great change was wrought in Saul of Tarsus. Though a 
bitter persecutor of the Church he received a vision of the Lord, 
was baptized and lived a changed life as Paul ; a strong believer 
and most diligent laborer for Christ. 

The apostle Peter visited Lydda, Joppa, Caesarea, and at 
each place wonderful events took place. He then returned to 
Jerusalem. 

Barnabas, Paul and Mark now set forth as missionaries 
upon a long journey through Asia Minor. Having done much 
good, they returned to Antioch in Syria, where the disciples were 
first named "Christians". 

At Jerusalem a council was held. The Church decided 
that the poor heathen Gentiles, on becoming Christians, were not 
required to obey all the outward works of the old Jewish law, 
but to perform such duties alone as were signs of their love and 
trust in Jesus our Saviour. 

Many letters concerning Jesus passed from the hands of the 
apostles to the Churches and Christians. Fourteen are ascribed 
to Paul, one to James, two to Peter, three to John and one 
to Jude. 

Paul, with Silas and Timothy for companions, now under- 
took a second journey ; Barnabas and Mark having gone to 
Cyprus to teach. Paul now reached the people of Athens and 
Corinth in Greece. After a long absence he came back to An- 
tioch. 

He undertook, later, a third journey among the Churches 
of Asia Minor, Macedonia and Greece. On his return many 
friends came with him to Jerusalem. 

But the envious Jews of that city, seized him on a false 
charge of breaking the law, and Paul was led into the Castle of 
Antonia and afterward sent to Caesarea. 



A Lesson in Review. 157 

After many appeals and a long imprisonment he was sent 
for trial to Caesar at Rome in Italy. During the long voyage 
the vessel was shipwrecked at the island Malta, but all lives were 
spared. At last Paul reached Rome a prisoner and lived there 
at least two years longer. It is supposed that the Emperor Nero 
put him to death in Rome, 

Jerusalem was taken by Titus of Rome, the Temple was 
burned and the people scattered. 

The last living apostle John, an exile upon rocky Patmos, 
saw and wrote that glorious Revelation of the Lord which closes 
the Bible, the Word of God to man. 

KEVIEW. 

Of what does the last part of the Bible speak ? 

How was the Holy Spirit manifested at Pentecost ? 

By what did the Jews show their hatred ? 

Who helped the apostles ? 

What officers were appointed to aid the apostles ? 

Can you tell what befell Stephen ? 

How did Philip fare? 

Describe the great change that took place in Saul. 

By what name was he afterward known ? 

Did he labor diligently for the Lord ? 

To what cities did Peter go ? 

Tell me what miracles he wrought. 

Describe Paul's first missionary journey (route, companions etc.). 

In what place were the disciples first called Christians ? 

How did the council at Jerusalem advise the Gentiles as to Jewish 
duties ? 

Of what should all Christian works be signs ? 

What are Epistles? 

By whom were the Epistles mentioned written? 

Can you relate anything about Paul's second missionary journey ? 

Tell also where the third journey was made. 

After Paul had come to Jerusalem for the third time, what became 
of him ? 

What sad history closes the record of Jerusalem ? 

Who was John ? 

What grand book which he wrote completes the Bible ? 

Tell me, what is the Bible ? 

Notes. Planting, setting a living seed or root in the earth, establishing. Cloven, 
divided. Teaching, causing another to know. Fanatical, furious in religion. Suc- 
cess, achievement, victory. Released, set free. Scattered, separated, driven apart. 
Aid, help. Diligent, earnest and active. Asia minor, that populous region of Asia 
lying between the Black and the Mediterranean Seas. Required, compelled. 
Ascribed, declared to be the work of a certain person. Appeals, earnest requests. 



158 A General Review. 

Castle of Antonia, the chief citadel of Jerusalem named by King Herod after Mark 
Antony a noted Roman. Titus, a noted general afterward Emperor A. D. 79 — 81. 
Exile, banishment. 



Lesson 52. — The Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity. 
A GENERAL REVIEW. 

Commit the Names of the Books op the Bible. Kead Matthew 
5,6, 7. John 12: 23—50. 

THE STORY. 

We have reached the end of the Bible's holy History. Let 
us think of what we have learned. In six days the world was 
made. Adam and Eve were in Eden. But our first parents 
disobeyed, fell into sin and the Lord sent them out of Eden to 
die. Yet God promised, graciously to them a Saviour, from 
eternal death. Cain, the first son, killed his brother Abel. 

Enoch (and the prophet Elijah also) was carried to heaven 
without death. 

The wicked people were destroyed by a flood and all, save 
Noah's family, were drowned. Forgetful sinners toiled to build 
the Tower of Babel. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Israel) in 
covenant with God received wonderful promises of the Saviour. 
Joseph and his eleven brothers became the founders of the tribes 
of the Jewish nation, whom Moses and Aaron delivered from 
slavery. The Lord now gave His Law, (the Ten Command- 
ments) and His Name was praised in the Tabernacle. 

Moses led the Israelites forty years. Then Joshua led them 
into the "Promised Land", dividing it among them. Fifteen 
Judges ruled, Ruth gleaned, and Samuel the High Priest an- 
ointed, in turn, Saul and David as Kings over Israel (the Jews). 

Then wise Solomon sat as King and erected the grand 
Temple. Under King Rehoboam the nation was divided into 
the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah. 

By the taking of the Kingdom of Israel, (whose Kings were 
all idolaters) to Assyria, the "Ten Tribes" were scattered and lost. 

The two Tribes (Judah and Benjamin), after seventy years 
of captivity in Babylon, returned to Jerusalem. Mordecai and 
Esther at Babylon saved the Jews from destruction. The Temple 



A General Eeview. 159 

was rebuilt at Jerusalem after the Jews' return and many 
promises of the coming Messiah were given by the prophets. 
Holy Types also reminded of Him. 

After John the Baptist had come to teach all men to repent 
and to point all men to the Saviour, in due time Jesus began to 
teach. He died in punishment for. the sins of the whole world, 
so as to save such as depend upon Him in faith. 

We have learned of His Birth, His Baptism and Tempta- 
tion, of His Parables and Miracles, of His Apostles and the 
Founding of His Church, or Kingdom ; of His glorious Trans- 
figuration, of His Sufferings, His Cross, His Death, His Burial, 
His Resurrection and His glorious Ascension to Heaven. 

By the Coming of the Holy Spirit the Apostles were made 
strong to endure patiently the persecution that befell them, 
earnestly to teach and labor for Christ, and to be steadfast as 
Bishops (Elders), Deacons and brethren. 

We have read of the noble lives of John, Peter, Stephen, 
Philip and Barnabas. Saul becoming the faithful Paul and an 
"Apostle to the Gentiles" made three great Missionary journeys 
in heathen lands. 

The first general Council of the Church was held at Jerusa- 
lem. Many letters were sent to the Churches by the apostles. 

Paul became a prisoner and was sent to Rome. 

Jerusalem was taken by the Romans and destroyed. 

The aged apostle John wrote the Book of the glorious 
Revelation of Heaven which he had received from God : thus 
completing the Book of God ; the truth concerning Jesus Christ. 

REVIEW. 

In how many days were all things made ? 

A great wrong was done by Adam and Eve, what was it ? 

Tell me what was Cain's great sin? 

Two men did not die : can you give their names ? 

How were all the wicked ones destroyed ? 

Who were saved ? 

For what was the Tower of Babel begun ? 

Why was it not finished ? 

For what were Abraham, Isaac and Jacob remarkable? 

Had Jacob another name ? 

About Whom were promises given from God ? 

How did Joseph establish the Jewish nation ? 

By whom was it delivered from slavery ? 



160 A General Review 

Did the Lord show His constant care of Israel? Deut. 32: 7 — 12. 
Ps. 46 : 7. 

How long did Moses lead Israel ? 

By whom was he succeeded ? 

How many Judges in turn followed ? 

Tell what you know of Samuel. Of Kuth. Of Saul. Of David. 

Why had a Saviour been promised to the world even in the garden 
of Eden ? Gen. 3:15. Is. 2 : 2. 9 : 6, 7. Matthew 1 : 21. 

How did Solomon show his wisdom ? 

Tell what he built. 

How and why was the Kingdom of the Jews divided ? 

What became of the ten Tribes? 

Did Judah return after captivity ? Ezra 1 : 1 — 4. 

Tell what Esther did. 

Had the later Jews more promises of Christ ? 

By whom was the Saviour announced and baptized ? 

What can you tell me about His Birth ? His Baptism ? His Temp- 
tation ? His Transfiguration ? His Sufferings and Death ? His Kesur- 
rection ? His Ascension ? 

Can you tell the meaning of the word Parable? Of Miracle? Of 
Apostle? Of Disciple? 

Why did Jesus come to the world ? John 3:16. 

Are all who believe united with Him? Acts 19: 4, 5. II. Cor. 5: 17. 
Heb. 7:25. 

How did the apostles receive the gift of His Spirit ? 

Tell what they then were able to do. 

Mention some of the apostles and Christians of those days. 

How many journeys did Paul make? 

What great meeting was held at Jerusalem ? 

What are Epistles? 

How did Paul's labor cease? 

Can you name the 39 Old Testament and 27 New Testament Books? 

By whom was Jerusalem taken and destroyed ? 

A Book of prophecy completes the New Testament, what is it ? 

By whom was it written ? 

Notes. History, the story of human events. Forgetful, not thoughtful, not 
remembering. Heaven, the city of the holy and the good, into which the repentant 
sinner saved from eternal death is brought by union with his Saviour Jesus Christ, in 
true faith. The place of the Throne and Presence of the Triune God. 




A CONCISE CHRONOLOGY 

OF 

PRINCIPAL BIBLE EVENTS. 





Before Christ. 


1015 


Solomon the third King 


4004 


Adam 


975 


The Kingdom divided 


3382 


Enoch born 


975 


Kehoboam, King of Judah 


2948 


Noah born 


975 


Jeroboam, King of Israel 


2348 


The Flood began 


958 


Abijah Judah 


2245 


The Tower of Babel 


955 


Asa " 


1996 


Abram born 


955 


Nadab, King of Israel 


1896 


Isaac born 


953 


Baasha, King of Israel 


1836 


Esau and Jacob born 


929 


Elah 


1706 


Jacob goes to Egypt 


927 


Zimri 7 days " 


1600 


Job (?) 


927 


Omri " 


1571 


Moses born 


918 


Ahab 


1491 


The Exodus begins 


914 


Jehoshaphat Judah 


1451 


Canaan is entered 


896 


Ahaziah, Israel 


1451 


Joshua begins to rule 


896 


Jehoram ") " 
Jehoram J Judah 


1426 


15 Elders rule 


889 


1409 


Othniel judges Israel 


885 


Ahaziah 


1369 


Ehud " " 


884 


Jehu, Israel 


1356 


Shamgar " " 


884 


Queen Athalia, Judah 


1338 


Deborah and Barak judge 


878 


Joash, 




Israel 


857 


Jehoahaz, King of Israel 


1291 


Gideon judges Israel 


840 


Joash 


1251 


Abimelech " " 


839 


Amaziah, Judah 


1251 


Tola " 


825 


Jeroboam II., Israel 


1228 


Jair " 


810 


Uzziah, Judah 


1206 


Jephtha " " 


784 


Anarchy in Israel 


1200 


Ibzan " " 


773 


Zach arias " 


1193 


Elon " 


773 


Shallum 


1183 


Abdon 


773 


Menahem " 


1175 


Samson u 


763 


Pekahiah " 


1155 


Eli, High Priest 


761 


Pekah 


1115 


Samuel " " 


758 


Jotham, King of Jndah 


1095 


Saul the first King 


742 


Ahaz, King of Judah 


1055 


David the second King 


739 


Anarchy in Israel 



162 



A Chronology of Bible Events. 



730 Hoshea in Israel 

726 Hezekiah in Judah 

721 The Assyrian Captivity 

698 Manasseh Judah 

643 Anion " 

641 Josiah " 

609 Jehoahaz " 

609 Jehoiakim " 

599 Jehoiachin " 

599 Zedekiah # " 

588 Captivity in Babylon 

536 Zerubbabel returns 

516 Second Temple dedicated 

468 Ezra returns 

455 Nehemiah returns 

330 Alexander the Great rules 
Jerusalem 

320 Egypt takes Jerusalem 

175 Syria takes Jerusalem 

160 Temple restored by Judas 
Maccabeus 

63 Rome takes Jerusalem 

49 Borne makes Herod King of 

Judea 

28 Augustus Emperor of Kome 
Christ is Born 

After Christ. 

3 Archelaus, King of Judea. 
Joseph takes Mary and 
Jesus the Christ to Naz- 
areth in Galilee 

8 Tiberius, Emperor at Rome. 
Jesus in the Temple 



26 Pilate procurator of Judea 

27 John the Baptist appears. 

Jesus is baptized 

33 Jesus is crucified, rises from 

the dead and ascends to 
heaven. The Holy Ghost 
descends on the disciples 

34 Seven Deacons, Stephen the 

martyr 

35 The Conversion of Saul 

37 Caligula Emperor of Rome 
41 Claudius Emperor of Rome 
45 Paul and Barnabas travel 

53 Paul and Silas travel 

54 Nero Emperor of Rome 
56 Paul's third journey 

60 Paul a prisoner 

63 Paul in Rome 

64 Persecution of Christians 
68 Nero slays himself 
68—70 Galba, Otho, Vitellius 

Emperors 
70 Vespasian Emperor. Jeru- 
salem taken by Titus of 
Rome: city and Temple 
destroyed 
79 Titus Emperor of Rome 
81 Domitian Emperor of 
Rome 

95 Second Persecution of the 

Christians 

96 John writes the Book of the 

Revelation 
96 Nerva Emperor of Rome 




H INDEX TO THE NOTES.K 



A. 

Abode 

Abstain 46 

Accept 44 

Accused 10 

Achai'a 48 

Acknowledged 18 

Action 33 

A. D 38 

Adopted 7 

Adultery 10 

Ad'vent 1 

Adventures 45 

Advice 35 

Affectionate 48 

Afflict 11 

Afflictions 19 

Agrip'pa 49 

Aid 51 

Aided 13 

"All hail" 36 

Allowed 22 

Al'tar 4 

Amazed 39 

Am phi'po lis 47 

Anarchy 23 

Angels 8, 17 

Angry 46 

Announce 28 

Anointed 19 

An' ti och in Pi- 

sid'ia 45 

An'ti och in Sy'r ia 

45, 46, 47, 48 

Apollo' nia 47 

Apos'tles 32 

Appeals 51 

Appearance 34 

Appeared 29 

Ap'pii Fo'rum... 49 

Appointed 37 

Ark 4 

Arrogant 31 

Ascen'sion 37 

Ascribed 51 

A'sia Mi'nor 51 

Assisted 15 

As'sos 48 

Assyr'ia 23 

Astray 20 



Ath'ens... 4 

Atone'ment 15 

At tali' a 45 

Attendant 16 

Au gus'tus 30 

Authority 39 

Awaited 44 

Azo'tus 42 



B. 

Bab'ylon 23 

Bade 13 

Banishment 50 

Baptism... 31 

Baptize' 37 

Beasts 44 

Beautiful 27 

Begged 36 

Being 47 

Believing 27 

Belonged 30 

Beloved 31 

Benevolent 44 

Be re'a 47 

Besieged 50 

Beth' any 37 

Beth' le hem of 

Judea 30 

Betray 35 

Birthright - 8 

Bish'ops, see El 

ders 46 

Bitterly 42 

Blessed 11 

Blessing 8 

Blood 35,46 

Blood and Water.. 35 

Body 35 

Boldlv 39 

Bond! 5 

Bondage 23 

Booths 34 

Brave 20 

Brazen 15, 27 

Bread 35 

Breastplate 15 

Bribed 25 

Bronze 27 

Burial 36 



c. • 

Caesar e'a 

42, 47, 48, 49 

Calming 33 

Cal'va ry 35 

Ca'naan 14 

Ca'naan ites 7 

Canda'ce 42 

Caper'naum 33 

Captain 49 

Captive 6 

Captivity 26 

Cast 13 

Castle 49 

Castle of Antonio 51 

Caused 16 

Ceiled 27 

Censers 27 

Centurion 44 

Change 43 

Charge 11 

Chariot 28 

Cherubim 27 

Chi'os [ Ki-os] 48 

Choice 20 

Choked 32 

Christ 30 

Christian Gen- 
tiles 46 

Christians 45 

Christmas 5 

Chronological 23 

Church 32 

Cilic'ia 43,46,49 

Cir'cumcised 6 

Citizen 43,49 

Claim 31 

Clau'da 49 

Cleansed 33 

Cloven 51 

Cni'dus 49 

Colos'se 46 

Columns 17 

Comfort 11 

Comforter 37 

Command 16 

Compelled 8 

Confess 38 

Confirming 45 

Confused 1 



Confusion 5, 23 

Conquer 17, 50 

Consecra'tion 31 

Consult 46 

Consumed 50 

Continually 15 

Continued 32 

Contribution 48 

Convinces 39 

Coos 48 

Cor'inth 46, 47 

Corrupt 4 

Council 40, 46 

Counsel 48 

Courage 39 

Courses 27 

Court'yard 15 

Cov'enant 16 

Coverings 15 

Crea'ted l 

Crete 49 

Crime 10 

Cross 35 

Crowned 22 

Crucify 35 

Cruel 23 

Crumbled 50 

Crushed 32 

Cup 35 

Curse 11 

Cy'prus 45, 46, 48, 49 

D. 

Danias'cus 43 

Deacons 41, 42 

Deception 7, 42 

Decide 46 

Dedicating 22 

Defend 13 

Defending 20, 25 

Delivered 25 

Der'be 46 

Descendants 3 

Des'ert 42 

Despised 25 

Destroy 4 

Destruction 25 

Determined 4 

Devil 31 

Dian'a 48 

163 



164 



Index to the Notes. 



Diligent 

Disappearing.. 

Disciples 

Discontent 

Disgrace 

Disobedient 

Displayed , 

Disputed 

Distinction 

Distinguished.. 
Distribution.... 

Divination 

Doctors 

Drought 

Dream 

Dwelt 



Earthquake 

Eas'ter 14, 

Egyptian 

Elders 

Elders of the 

Church 

Embroidered 

Eni'niaus 

Emperor 

Employed 

Empty 

Enclosed 

Enclosure 

Encouraged 

Enemies 

Envied 

Eph'esus.. 46, 47, 

Epiph'any 

Epistles 

Escaped 

Eternal 

Ethio'pia 

Eu'nuch 

Event 25, 

Everlasting 

Evil spirits 

Exalted 

Example 

Exchanged 

Excitement 

Exile 

Explain 



Fair Ha'vens.... 

Faith 

Faithful 

Fall 

False 

Family portion.. 

Famine 

Fanatical 

Favorite 



Feast 25 

Feats 17 

Fled 13 

Forbidden 2 

Forced 

Foreign 

Forerunner 38 

Foretold 21 

Forgetful 52 

Forgiven 8, 35 

Forgiveness 15 

Form. 31 

Fornication 46 

Forsaken 10 

Forsook 20 

Foster-father 30 

Founder 6 

Frankincense 30 

Frightened 36 

Fulfilled 31 

Furious 45 

Furniture 26 

G. 

Gala'tia... 46,47, 48 

Galilee 30 

Gallows 25 

Game 8 

Gardener 36 

Garment 33 

Gath' ,... 21 

Gathered 32 

Ga'za 42 

Gazing 37 

Generation 3 

Ge'n tiles 44, 46 

Giant 20 

Gifts 3.0 

Girdle 15 

Glances 37 

Glorious 29 

Glory 34 

Gods 45, 49 

God-like... 3 

Gold.. „ 30 

Governor 50 

Gradually 22 

Grateful 25 

Great 11 

Gre'cian 41 

Greek 49 

Grief 11 

Guest 25 

Guide 13 

H. 

Handsome 20 

Happen 28 

Harp 21 

Harvest 18 

Hastening 36 



Hated 

Healed 

Heathen 

Heaven 

Heavenly 

Hebrews 

Hero 

Her'od 35, 

High Priest,... 13, 

Hinder 

History 

Holy 

Holy Ghost 

(See 19 and 31.) 

Holy Land 

Holy Place 

Holy Supper 

Honest 

Honor 

Honored 10, 

Horrible 

Hour of Prayer 

Housetop 

Humble 

Humility 

Hymn 

I. 



Idol 

Idolater 

Impatience 

Impatient 

Impostor 

Incarnation.... 

Incense 

Industrious .... 

Inn 

Innocent 

Insane 

Inspiration 

Inspired 

Institution 

Instruction 

Insurrection ... 

In vain 

Ish' ma elites.., 
Ital'ian Band., 



J. 

Jealous 

Jealousy 

Jesus 

Je ru' sa lem 34, 46, 
Jewish Christians 

Jews 

John . 

Jop'pa 

Journey 

Joy 

Jude 

Jude'a 



Judges 17 

Judgment 11, 49 

Judgment Day 39 

Jupiter 45 

Justified li 

K. 

King 20 

Kingdoms 31 

King of the Jews.. 35 
Kins man 18 

L. 

Lamented 19 

Language 5 

Later 23 

Lavers 27 

Laws 33 

Law-giver 34 

Laying on oi hands 41 

Leader 16 

Learners 32 

Lent 16 

Lepers 23 

Lie 2 

Locusts 29 

Lodged 30 

Lord 32 

Lot 24 

Loved 37 

Lyc'ia 49 

Lying 9 

Lys'tra 46 



M. 

Ma ce do r ni a.. ..47, 48 

Mag'dala 36 

Ma'gi 38 

Magic' i an 44 

Magnificent 27 

Mal'ta 49 

Manger 30 

Manifestation 34 

Manna 14 

Manner 29 

Mantle 18, 28 

Mars' Hill 47 

Martyr 41 

Materials 27 

Meats 46 

Melancholy 20 

Mean 34 

Me'lita 49 

Men of Galilee 37 

Merciful 35 

Mer'cury 45 

Messenger 33 

Mes si' ah 38 

Mess of Pottage... 8 
Mid'ianites 17 



Index to the Notes. 



165 



Mi'letus 

Minister 

Miracles 

Misery 

Missionary 

Mistrusting 

Mitre 

Mit'ylene 

Mocked 

Modest 

Mount of Olives... 

Multitudes 

Murmured 

My'ra 

Myrrh 

Mys'ia 

N. 

Nature 

Nazareth of Gali- 
lee 

Neapolis 

Needful 

Neglected 

New Testament 35, 
Noble 



47, 



0. 

Obedient 

Occurred 

Offended 

Opposed 

Oracle 

Ordered , 

Orphan 

Overtaken... 
Oxen, etc., 



Pairs 

Palace 

Palm 

Palsied 

Paniph'ylia.. 45, 

Panic 

Paphos 

Parable 

Parents 

Parted 

Partition 

Passion 

Pass'over 

Pat'ara 

Pat'nios 

Peace 

Penitently 

Pentecost 

Perfect 

Performed 

Per'ga 

Perish 

Permitted 



Persecuted.. 
Persuaded.. 
Pestilence... 

Pharisee 

Pheni'ce.... 
Phile'nion.. 
Philip' pi. ..46, 
Philistines.. 
Phryg'ia...46, 47, - 

Pierced 

Piety 

Pillaged 

Pillars 

Pinnacle 

Pious 

Pisid'i a 

Plagues 

Plain 

Planting 

Pleaded 

Pleased 

Pleasing 

Plot 

Plundered 

Pontius Pilate.. 

Possessed 

Porch 

Power 

Power of the Keys 

Prayed 

Preaching 

Precious 

Preferred 

Preparation... 

Prepare 

Presence 

Presumption.. 

Pretended , 

Pretending.... 

Prevented 

Priest 

Princes 

Privilege 

Promised 

Prophet , 

Prosperity 

Proud 

Prove 

Psalms 

Ptolerua' is.., 

Punished 

Purifying 

Purple 

Pute'oli 



Queen 

Quick 

Quinquagesima . . 



R. 



Rage.. 
Rash., 



20 


Ready 


48 


Saturday 


... 36 


17 


Reared 

Reasoned 


25 

36 


Saved 


... 14 


50 


Saviour 


... 26 


43 


Rebelled 


23 


Saving 


... 38 


49 


Rebellion 


50 


Scarlet 


... 35 


46 


Rebuilt 


23 


Scattered 


... 51 


48 


Rebuked 


19 


Scourge 


.. 35 


17 


Received 


24 


Seal 


... 35 


48 


Records 


25 


Searched 


.. 47 


35 


Recovered 


29 


Second Coming. 


... 3 


11 


Redeemer.... 


37 


Secretly 


... 36 


27 


Reduced 


17 


Sedition 


... 14 


15 


Referred 


28 


Seer 


, . 28 


31 


Refuge 


16 


Seized 


... 9 


3 


Reigned 


21 


Selected 


... 41 


45 


Rejected 19 


40 


Seleu/cia 


... 45 


13 


Rejoiced 


36 


Selfdenying 


... 18 





Released 


51 


Separate 


... 5 


51 


Religion 


11 


Septuagesima.... 


... 13 


25 


Remained 


31 


Sepulchre 


.. 35 


31 


Remembrance 


35 


Served 


8, 27 


3 


Remission 


35 


Settled 


... 26 


25 


Remorse 


43 


Sexagesima 


... 14 


26 


Renewed 


22 


Shame 


... 40 


35 


Rent 


35 


Sheaves 


.. 9 


48 


Repaired 


23 


Shekinah 


... 15 


27 


Repented 


21 


Shepherd 


... 21 


39 


Required 


51 


Shew-bread 


... 27 


39 


Rescued 


6 


Shield 


... 21 


22 


Rested 


1 


Si' don 


... 49 


37 


Restored 


27 


Sign 

Silent 


... 34 


10 


Resurrection 


16 


... 43 


22 


Returned 


23 


Silver-Smith .... 


... 48 


31 


Revelation 


50 


Sin 


... 2 


29 


Revolt 


. 23 


Sinner 


... 21 


34 


Rhe'gium 


. 49 

48 


Skill 

Slain 


.. 30 


11 


Rhodes 


... 7 


21 


Rib 


1 


Slave 


.... 9 


10 


Riches 


. 22 


Slay 


... 11 


5 


Right' eousness... 


49 


Sling 


... 21 





Risen 


34 

, 35 


Solemn 

Sol' onion 


... 15 


38 


Robe 15 


... 22 


43 


Ro'rnan 


43 


Son of God 


... 30 


6 


Rome 46 


, 49 


Sorcerer 


... 42 


19 


Rousing 


34 


Sorrow 


2 


11 


Ruled 


. 18 


Soul 


... 1 


2 


Rulers of the Syn 




Spear 


... 21 


32 


agogue 


. 33 


Special 


... 32 


91 






Speechless 


... 29 


48 


S. 




Spices 


... 36 


2 






Spirit 


.... 29 


15 


Sabbath 


. 1 


Spirit of God. 


.... 31 


47 


Sacrifice 


. 2 


Splendid 


.... 34 


49 


Safety 


. 38 


Sport 


... 17 




Sake 


. 83 


Spy 


... 16 




Sal' a mis 


. 45 


Stable 


... 30 




Sal mo' ne 


. 49 


Starving 


.... 10 


Od 


Salvation 


. 45 


Steadfast 


.... 37 


38 


Sania'ria 


. 37 
. 26 


Steward 

Stocks 


7 


15 


Saniar'it ans 


.... 47 




Sa'mos 


. 48 


Strangers 


... 26 




Sam othra'eia... 


. 47 


Strangled 


.... 46 


20 


Sanhe'drim 


. 35 


Strengthen 


... 33 


17 


Sa'tan 


. 2 


Strewed 


... 65 



166 



Index to the Notes. 



Subject 23 

Sublime 22 

Success 46, 51 

Successor 28 

Sufferings 35 

Suggested 41 

Sunday 36 

Supper of Life 35 

Supply 41 

Supposed..... 9 

Swathed 30 

Syn'agogues 43 

Sy'r a cuse 49 

Syr'ia 47 

T. 

Tab'ernacle 15 

Tablets 13 

Tarried 48 

Tarsus 43 

Taught 9 

Taxed 30 

Teachers 28 

Teaching 51 

Temperance 49 



Tem'ple 27 

Temptation 31 

Tempter 31 

Tent-maker 47 

Terror 20 

Thessaloni'ca46, 47 

Thieves 35 

Threatened 38 

Throne 22 

Tini'othy 46 

Tired 32 

Titus (disciple) 46 

Titus (emperoi)... 51 

Token 4 

Traitor 35 

Trance 44 

Transfiguration... 34 

Transfigured 14 

Trembled 36 

Tribe 13 

Trinity 30 

Triumphantly 35 

Tro'as 47, 48 

Trogyl'liuru 48 

True 11 

Trust 21 



Trusted 42 

Try 6 

Type 6 

Tyre 48 

U. 

Understand 32 

Unjustly 43 

Upheld 16 

Uproar 45 

Urged 18 

V. 

Vain 25 

Valor 20 

Vanished 36 

Vegetation 1 

Vicious 10 

Virtue 18 

Visibly 37 

Vision 19 

Visit 9 

Vow 19, 49 



W. 

Warn 19 

Washing the feet.. 35 

Watchers 36 

Wealth 11 

Welcomed 20 

Whit-sunday 39 

Wicked 4 

Wilderness 7 

Willful 5 

Willingness 7 

Wisdom 22 

Witch 20 

Witnesses 37 

Wonder 22 

Wonderful 28 

Worldlings 4 

Worship 14 

Wrestled 8 

Z. 

Zeal 21 

Zealously 41 




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